Were Back!

Hi everyone and welcome to the re-designed 'Narrowboat Quidditch'. Yes were back blogging after quite an absence and after completing new templates for this and our sister blog 'Birding Afloat' were once again raring to go.

The canal at present is at it's busiest but we've managed to get out on numerous occasions and spent last night watching the Perseid Meteor Shower at our favourite mooring spot near Flecknoe, about a 90-minute cruise. You can check out the results by visiting 'Birding Afloat'. Dee has now settled into her new job at E-Global Drilling Corporation and has the title of  Procurement and Travel Administrator, very sophisticated indeed. Of course with the new job comes the inevitable new car and so tomorrow we become a family of two Peugeot's when Dee takes delivery of her new 207.

As for myself, as well as being a boat husband, I'm still into my conservation work at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve and still spend several days a week on site. In fact the other members of the team are getting a little worried as I'll soon be taking over chain saw duties at the reserve, In order to qualify Ill be attending a five day course in October so hopefully that will abate thier fears.

Soon we will set off for a four day visit to France to visit Dee's mum and dad, and I'm personally looking forward to the fantastic cuisine over the period, shame the Cherry crop was ruined this year by the rains, I'll miss my pre dinner wander down the orchard. I also look forward to the birding and hopefully a bit of warmth as this month in the UK has been dreadful.

Looming fast is our trip to Canada at the back end of September, leaving from Heathrow for 2-weeks touring in a RV. The plan is to set off from Calgary, heading into the Rockies and from Banff, where we got married last year, the plan is to end up in Vancouver a fortnight later, taking in several National and Provincial Parks.