Michael
@nbbertie1.bsky.social
Mainly slowly travelling on our Narrowboat Bertie along the waterways of the UK...I've never seen the point of arguing when you can share a joke instead...
We found some trees to hide under yesterday in the Oxford Botanical Gardens..the star of the show, at least for me was the Rafflesia, the largest solitary flower in the world..I don't know how big they grow but it was a whopper and very pretty..
July 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We found some trees to hide under yesterday in the Oxford Botanical Gardens..the star of the show, at least for me was the Rafflesia, the largest solitary flower in the world..I don't know how big they grow but it was a whopper and very pretty..
If there's nothing on telly, here's a little documentary for ya..6 months of travels & travails on Narrowboat Bertie..
youtu.be/CG1GcjuZuRQ?...
youtu.be/CG1GcjuZuRQ?...
July 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If there's nothing on telly, here's a little documentary for ya..6 months of travels & travails on Narrowboat Bertie..
youtu.be/CG1GcjuZuRQ?...
youtu.be/CG1GcjuZuRQ?...
To the tune of the immortal poet & musician Jilted John, altogether now "Michael is a moron" ("just cos he's better looking than me"!)
Memo to self: stop day dreaming about getting mooring outside pub and remember to turn the tap off before taking the hose pipe off.....
Memo to self: stop day dreaming about getting mooring outside pub and remember to turn the tap off before taking the hose pipe off.....
July 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
To the tune of the immortal poet & musician Jilted John, altogether now "Michael is a moron" ("just cos he's better looking than me"!)
Memo to self: stop day dreaming about getting mooring outside pub and remember to turn the tap off before taking the hose pipe off.....
Memo to self: stop day dreaming about getting mooring outside pub and remember to turn the tap off before taking the hose pipe off.....
@badgermash.bsky.social Have you ever been to Rousham Gardens. Spectacular!
July 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
@badgermash.bsky.social Have you ever been to Rousham Gardens. Spectacular!
Miles from the nearest boat. It's Mark Steels in Town followed by an old edition of The News Quiz and some cider..
It's a simple life but we love it!
It's a simple life but we love it!
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Miles from the nearest boat. It's Mark Steels in Town followed by an old edition of The News Quiz and some cider..
It's a simple life but we love it!
It's a simple life but we love it!
70 seconds of why life on the waterways is great. If you see my mate on the South Oxfordshire give him a little wave, if not a tow..(you need the volume on).
June 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
70 seconds of why life on the waterways is great. If you see my mate on the South Oxfordshire give him a little wave, if not a tow..(you need the volume on).
The 'abandoned' medieval village of Wormleighton. Enclosures forced 60 'commoners' off their land the 16th century.
You can still clearly see the ponds, paths & small fields.
You can still clearly see the ponds, paths & small fields.
June 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The 'abandoned' medieval village of Wormleighton. Enclosures forced 60 'commoners' off their land the 16th century.
You can still clearly see the ponds, paths & small fields.
You can still clearly see the ponds, paths & small fields.
The old and the new - the new HST bridge at Wormleighton and one which is 225 years old..
June 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The old and the new - the new HST bridge at Wormleighton and one which is 225 years old..
The IWA 75th Festival at Foxton Locks - vintage boats, great food, music and yarns...it's still on today so go and support our waterways..it's only £3 to park..
June 8, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The IWA 75th Festival at Foxton Locks - vintage boats, great food, music and yarns...it's still on today so go and support our waterways..it's only £3 to park..
A day on The Waverley in Pembrokeshire - brilliant. One of my life long ambitions..
June 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A day on The Waverley in Pembrokeshire - brilliant. One of my life long ambitions..
Ty Canol National Nature Reserve. A sessile oak forest. Absolutely beautiful!
June 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ty Canol National Nature Reserve. A sessile oak forest. Absolutely beautiful!
@watfordlocks.bsky.social A beautiful day for the volunteer lockies at Watford..without them it would be chaos....thanks a million for all your hard work.
May 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@watfordlocks.bsky.social A beautiful day for the volunteer lockies at Watford..without them it would be chaos....thanks a million for all your hard work.
Watford Country Park, Northamptonshire..ridge & furrow fields from medieval times.
I used to walk here regularly with my Dad 50 years ago looking at narrowboats that were like spaceships to us.
We knew nothing about them. I wish he could see Bertie moored here today.
I used to walk here regularly with my Dad 50 years ago looking at narrowboats that were like spaceships to us.
We knew nothing about them. I wish he could see Bertie moored here today.
May 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Watford Country Park, Northamptonshire..ridge & furrow fields from medieval times.
I used to walk here regularly with my Dad 50 years ago looking at narrowboats that were like spaceships to us.
We knew nothing about them. I wish he could see Bertie moored here today.
I used to walk here regularly with my Dad 50 years ago looking at narrowboats that were like spaceships to us.
We knew nothing about them. I wish he could see Bertie moored here today.
Badby Woods, Northamptonshire
May 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Badby Woods, Northamptonshire
Foxton Locks at dawn, part II
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Foxton Locks at dawn, part II
I've woken up with the larks most of my life, which can be a tad early at this time of year.
However, when you can take photos like this at 5.30am it's worth it.
Foxton Locks, Leicestershire.
However, when you can take photos like this at 5.30am it's worth it.
Foxton Locks, Leicestershire.
May 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I've woken up with the larks most of my life, which can be a tad early at this time of year.
However, when you can take photos like this at 5.30am it's worth it.
Foxton Locks, Leicestershire.
However, when you can take photos like this at 5.30am it's worth it.
Foxton Locks, Leicestershire.
Northamptonshire is very beautiful part 127...especially on a lovely sunny spring day..
We're either in for a wet summer or no water in the canals but you probably can't beat today..heading north west in Northamptonshire
We're either in for a wet summer or no water in the canals but you probably can't beat today..heading north west in Northamptonshire
April 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Northamptonshire is very beautiful part 127...especially on a lovely sunny spring day..
We're either in for a wet summer or no water in the canals but you probably can't beat today..heading north west in Northamptonshire
We're either in for a wet summer or no water in the canals but you probably can't beat today..heading north west in Northamptonshire
Continuing the 'Northamptonshire is more beautiful than you think theme, here are a few photos of Elkington, Winwick & Naseby Church.
After the battle of Naseby, the victors even went and chopped the hands, feet and noses of the tombs and statutes. God knows what they did to the people still alive
After the battle of Naseby, the victors even went and chopped the hands, feet and noses of the tombs and statutes. God knows what they did to the people still alive
April 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Continuing the 'Northamptonshire is more beautiful than you think theme, here are a few photos of Elkington, Winwick & Naseby Church.
After the battle of Naseby, the victors even went and chopped the hands, feet and noses of the tombs and statutes. God knows what they did to the people still alive
After the battle of Naseby, the victors even went and chopped the hands, feet and noses of the tombs and statutes. God knows what they did to the people still alive
A misty but sunny early morning on the Grand Union at Elkington, Northamptonshire.
April 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
A misty but sunny early morning on the Grand Union at Elkington, Northamptonshire.
Hi...I'm missing Little Corn Island but bearing up..
April 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Hi...I'm missing Little Corn Island but bearing up..
A pretty but cold start on the Grand Union in Northamptonshire
April 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A pretty but cold start on the Grand Union in Northamptonshire
Little Corn Island 50 miles off the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua. It's rather spiffing..
March 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Little Corn Island 50 miles off the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua. It's rather spiffing..
Granada, Nicaragua. An amazingly pretty & friendly city.
March 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Granada, Nicaragua. An amazingly pretty & friendly city.
'Concepción ' volcano on Ometepe island in Lake Nicaragua. It's only cloud, fortunately, as we are staying a few days at the bottom..
She last had a bout of indigestion in May 2024, so hopefully she'll stay calm for a few more days..
She last had a bout of indigestion in May 2024, so hopefully she'll stay calm for a few more days..
February 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
'Concepción ' volcano on Ometepe island in Lake Nicaragua. It's only cloud, fortunately, as we are staying a few days at the bottom..
She last had a bout of indigestion in May 2024, so hopefully she'll stay calm for a few more days..
She last had a bout of indigestion in May 2024, so hopefully she'll stay calm for a few more days..
Travelling to Nicaragua via land border with Costa Rica..
February 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Travelling to Nicaragua via land border with Costa Rica..