Appointment with Destiny

Many people ask us about the <i>Pontcysyllte Aqueduct</i> - though rarely by name.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/appointment-with-destiny
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Cross Country

We walk to another country to reconnoitre before taking Bartimaeus.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/cross-country
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Es gibt für mich nix Schöneres, als durch einen Yachthafen zu laufen, dem Wind in den Wanten zuzuhören, dem Klingklong der Marineros, die Yachten an Land für die anstehende Saison fertig machen.

Als Segler kommt man überall schnell ins Gespräch. Stolze 800 Euro kostet ein Liegeplatz bis 10 Meter in Can Pastilla — im Monat!

Obwohl, sagt mein lokaler Gesprächspartner, das sei billiger als ne Wohnung in Palma. Nu läuft wieder mein Kopfkino: https://blog.ring2.de/ein-winter-in-palma/

Time for an #Introduction post. I’m a #liveaboard #sailor (www.svloka.com) and full time #nomad who is also a #creative #artist. I play #guitar, #crochet, paint (#watercolor & #acrylic), and draw #penandink. I love #yoga and use #meditation to manage my #anxiety. Got #sober in 2020.

I am a recovering #softwareengineer (#programmer) and #ITmanager. I focused a lot on #leadership & effective #communication, and I still enjoy #mentoring people on those topics. I still tinker with tech on occasion.

The stress of alt living in the remains of the commons, boaters in the UK

The boater community is in rapid transition, with the pressures from gentrification, corporate control (#CRT), and online group dynamics (#failbook) colliding with a long-established scruffy, self-sufficient, and sometimes chaotic #liveaboard culture.

This can be seen in the #failbook London Boaters group which has shifted away from its activist roots into more of a "management" role, shaped by #NGO-style moderation and back-channel conversations with #CRT. The shift from grassroots […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/the-stress-of-alt-living-in-the-remains-of-the-commons-boaters-in-the-uk/

#Introduction
I am a life-long #Cyclist and #Tandem rider.
Until I retired I was a #Computing Officer and #Python programmer. I have a flat in #Edinburgh, but am mainly a #LiveAboard #Narrowboater on @Bartimaeus

Bartimaeus is a #Hybrid diesel electric #LiveAboard #Narrowboat cruising on the #Canals of England and Wales.