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Scubahead

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Scubahead
@scubahead Apr 17, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

Upon Da Streets of Pondy - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! One of the many many reasons for my recent prolonged absence from the #hive was another working trip to India and a return to Pondicherry. I’m really starting to like this place m…

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Scubahead
@scubahead Apr 4, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC

Back from Beyond - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! First off, apologies. I believe this may be the longest i have been away from the #hive since I first began wayyyy back. But with family illnesses,upheaval in the job department,…

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Scubahead
@scubahead Sep 21, 2025, 6:50 AM UTC

Home for Now

# Hail to the Hive! We have been trapped in a specific area for a while due to lock closures and very low water levels in the canal, due to lack of rain and poor maintenance of the locks. It’s made a…

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Scubahead
@scubahead Sep 7, 2025, 7:20 AM UTC

Stuck at the Crossroads - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! Well when I say crossroads it’s a junction really. A meeting of canals where the Birmingham and Fazeley canal meets the Coventry Canal at FAzeley Junction We are very familiar wit…

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Scubahead
@scubahead Jul 15, 2025, 11:44 AM UTC

Tales from the Tiller - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! My wife, best mate and now fellow Captain @millycf1976 has recently stepped up and took control of the tiller on the narrowboat and learned to drive our floating home. My absence…

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Scubahead
@scubahead Jun 7, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC

Making Boaty Things Happen

# Hail to the Hive! Well we did it. It’s actually happening as we have signed contracts, paid for and now picked up a second boat as a big project to do up, rennovate and hopefully move onto in the 9…

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Scubahead
@scubahead May 24, 2025, 5:22 AM UTC

Favorite Places - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! We were recently moving the boat to a new location as we only have 2 weeks in any one spot and we like to be in beautiful spots close to facilities. This little stretch between Ki…

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Scubahead
@scubahead May 21, 2025, 5:04 PM UTC

Seeing Potential

# Hail to the Hive! We have been living on Canal narrowboats now for 4 years and have coped fairly well with living on boats that many would consider too small for full time living aboard but lately…

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Scubahead
@scubahead May 10, 2025, 10:58 PM UTC

Agricultural & Industrial Canal Views - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! Todays selection were all taken along the same 100m of canal on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, a mere 8 miles from the city centre. It’s a location we have stayed at…

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Scubahead
@scubahead Apr 28, 2025, 5:04 PM UTC

Chugging Along in Spring - Monomad Challenge

# Hail to the Hive! There’s something. Special about spring. I guess thats why there are so many religious and cultural connotations to it. Nature is awakening and the days are getting longer. The su…

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