tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post2582170904235664603..comments2023-10-29T14:31:47.752+11:00Comments on nb Parisien Star: Our England anniversaryElly and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05859027125314402207noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post-89296578861635547512013-11-01T18:43:59.216+11:002013-11-01T18:43:59.216+11:00Hi Marilyn,
Nice to hear from a new reader. Sounds...Hi Marilyn,<br />Nice to hear from a new reader. Sounds like you will be arriving just as we are leaving. What a shame you've already bought a boat! What's the boat name... and where do you have her moored?<br />I'm sure you'll just love your six month cruise. Will you do that every year?<br />You'll see we often encounter the frustration of selfish folk at locks. So annoying.<br />Cheers, EllyElly and Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859027125314402207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post-39291157062647673242013-11-01T16:09:18.151+11:002013-11-01T16:09:18.151+11:00Hi there, Am enjoying reading your blog from a mes...Hi there, Am enjoying reading your blog from a messy spring in Wellington NZ. We have just purchased a lovely narrowboat and are starting 6 month cruising in late May. <br />We've been hiring regularly since 1990 and over that time as the number of boats has increased, we've noticed a decline in adherence to boating etiquette - some by hirers but a significant decline in owners' belief that the rules apply to them too. The biggest hassle we find is boaters not checking if anyone is approaching a lock when it is set against them, but blithely emptying or filling a lock and wasting a lockful. Back when we started boating the 'rule' was you had to wait 45 minutes to see if another boat could make use of the water or join you in a double lock. Now though some people don't even look round the corner...<br />However, that said, we find narrowboaters, owners and hirers, to be so friendly and welcoming in the main. As you no doubt find, being from the Antipodes is a natural conversation starter!<br />We are so looking forward to setting off on our cruising for more than 3 weeks at a time!<br />Hope we'll see you on the cut next season.<br />Marilyn McDMarilyn McDonaldhttp://www.cherswud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post-82535395732634205192013-09-20T15:26:32.337+10:002013-09-20T15:26:32.337+10:00Yvonne, thanks for the tip. Pity we're moving...Yvonne, thanks for the tip. Pity we're moving on today!<br /><br />Peter, it annoys me that when you hire a boat you aren't told about basic etiquette. At the very least, not to moor at water points or winding holes, and the 8-8. It's common sense and it would never have occurred to us to do those things when we hired but it's obvious there's plenty of folks that need reminding.<br /><br />EllyElly and Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859027125314402207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post-20673770273613642082013-09-20T04:57:19.874+10:002013-09-20T04:57:19.874+10:00Hi Elly. CandRT by-laws re engines and generators ...Hi Elly. CandRT by-laws re engines and generators running are that they are not to be run between 8pm and 8am, (unless of course there is no-one around that it would annoy, in open country for example). I would presume that the river authority by-laws are similar. What I would do in those circumstances is politely ask the offending crew to turn it off, explaining the rules, and if that failed, take out a pen and paper and write down the name and registration number of the boat, informing them that you will be informing the navigation authority, (which of course you won't be). This doesn't always work with the stubborn experienced ones who are obviously ignorant and should know better, but it usually works with hire boaters. I sometimes leave the 'considerate boater' link and logo on a piece of A4 on boats that are seriously offending in other ways, and are unattended, e.g moored where they shouldn't be, for my own satisfaction more than anything else. If hire boaters don't gather experience along the way how else will they learn? I know boating is supposed to be a relaxing leisure activity, but there is always someone out there who is ready to spoil it for everybody.Peter Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941073132300695291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post-61475573839881453172013-09-20T02:50:23.514+10:002013-09-20T02:50:23.514+10:00Hi,
If you fancy a REALLY good meal we can highly ...Hi,<br />If you fancy a REALLY good meal we can highly recommend The Bridge at Bidford on Avon. We've been several times and it has always been amazing!<br />Hope you are both well,<br />Yvonne & RogerYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706326534368548443noreply@blogger.com