Latest Liveaboard Podcast Episodes
A Whispered Spring
Nighttime on Still Waters - February 28, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsEverywhere the world is filled with the whispered spring. The first of this year’s lambs scamper and nuzzle in the field above us and skylarks sing high from under a bowl of Wedgewood blue. A softer, warmer wind blows, and the sun is strong. Humans and non-humans alike emerge to drink in the sun...
Haunted Canals
Nighttime on Still Waters - February 21, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsStormy nights like this, when then wind howls among the reeds under a hunted moon, are perfect for curling up with a ghost story or two. In this episode we hear about two ghost stories set in locations close to where NB 506812 is currently moored and explore what do these stories tell us about t...
When Ice Sings
Nighttime on Still Waters - February 14, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsTonight, the NB Erica is locked in ice. There’s a wolfish southeaster blowing and the night is filled with rasping creaks and groans. There are times when the ice sings. Acoustic lightning flashes that dart across the frozen water surface. Journal entry: “9th February, Tuesday. Last night’s ...
Canal Time
Nighttime on Still Waters - February 07, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsOne of the first things you will experience when you cast off onto the waterways is, what is sometimes referred to as, ‘canal time.’ What is canal time and how is it different to land time? Canal time functions not so much as a marker for time passing as a recognition of the many streams of time...
Snow on Water
Nighttime on Still Waters - January 31, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis week the first proper snow of the winter fell. For a while, our world was transformed. If you love snow, a boat is the perfect place to enjoy it. If you hate snow, a boat is the perfect place to escape it! Journal entry: “29th January Friday. The last couple of mornings have smelt fresh....
Deep and Wide
Nighttime on Still Waters - January 24, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAnother January storm has passed over us. But, tonight we have a stock of gingernut biscuits and the knowledge that each day the daylight gets longer and the spring is coming. In this episode, with its usual sprinkling weather lore, we answer some more questions about the canals – principally – ...
Morning Sun: Living the dark days of January
Nighttime on Still Waters - January 17, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJanuary 18th (2021) is 'Blue Monday'. The third Monday in January is considered by many to be the most depressing day in the calendar. As we enter the dark days of January, this episode considers the importance of the hope of spring and how the calendar and weatherlore enabled our ancestors to d...
Keeping Warm
Nighttime on Still Waters - January 10, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWhat is it like to be on a narrowboat in the grip of a winter’s cold spell? How do you keep warm on a boat? Living and working on the canal systems in winter has been notoriously difficult and hard. In this episode we reflect on what it entails to live on the canals in winter today. We also h...
Greet the New Year
Nighttime on Still Waters - January 01, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsFor most people, 2020 has been a stressful year of frustration, disappointment, fear and anxiety. It is not surprising that we look forward to welcoming in 2021. Join me on Narrowboat 506812 as we reflect on the significance of new beginnings (no matter how arbitrary), and the importance of havi...
Christmas Eve
Nighttime on Still Waters - December 24, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsA chance to say to you Merry Christmas. This episode celebrates a Christmas Eve that is different and yet, in a number of important ways very similar to those our ancestors experienced. Journal entry: “Christmas Eve 24th December, Thursday. Last night’s storms have swept the sky clear. The...
Winter of 1962/3
Nighttime on Still Waters - December 19, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsA first-hand account remembering life aboard a small boat with a small family during the harsh winter of 1962/3. The time we lived on the Kathy were always very precious to Mum and she later wrote about them. Her writings evocatively describe life-aboard at a time when the canals were beginning ...
Cygnus
Nighttime on Still Waters - December 13, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWhy is the swan an oxymoron and if it is so unlucky to kill a swan why are there so many recipes for them? In this episode we reflect on the place of the swan within its natural and cultural environments. Lockdown and being located within ‘Tier 3’ has meant that we have been more static this aut...
Nightwalk
Nighttime on Still Waters - December 06, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe temperature is just above freezing and the ground is slick with mud. Join me tonight for a night-walk to Bearley (Odd) lock to see what sounds we can hear and feel the quiet stillness of the canal in the depths of winter’s night. Journal entry: “2nd December, Wednesday. The swan is back....
Waterways
Nighttime on Still Waters - November 28, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAs the weather gets increasingly wintery and frosts burn the air, we look at the waterways and the practicalities of boating. How do you turn a 58ft boat in a narrow canal? Can you boat through the night? What happens to the canals during the winter? Journal entry: “27th November, Friday. It ...
Down the Cut
Nighttime on Still Waters - November 15, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings‘The cut’ is one of the old vernacular names given to the canal. It was the one most of us used during my childhood. The name reminds us of its history and construction. This episode explores the strange and sometimes ambivalent place that canals inhabit within our natural and cultural environme...
Narrowboat Lockdown
Nighttime on Still Waters - November 08, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe UK enters its second lockdown. Movement on the waterways is once again restricted to 'essential needs only.' It's the same, but different. This episode reflects on this and what it can teach us about ourselves. There is also more on the language and terms used by the original working boatme...
Tumblehome
Nighttime on Still Waters - October 30, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode we walk through NB Erica and answer some of your questions about life aboard a narrowboat. We touch on the vexed question of whether it is 'port and starboard' or 'left and right', and we learn about tumblehome. Journal entry “28th October, Wednesday. Yesterday. More rain. Da...
Adelaar Cruises Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 18, 2020 16:45 - 7 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Mathilde from Adelaar Cruises. Their liveaboard operates in the whole Indonesian Archipelago - from Bali to Flores and the Banda Sea. They talk about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020, their itineraries, and marine conservation trips. Mathilde also discusse...
Manta Trust Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 18, 2020 16:00 - 6 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Eleanor from Manta Trust. It is a conservation charity for the protection of manta rays and devil rays all over the world. They talk about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020, their projects in the Maldives, Mexico, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Australia. Manta Tr...
Diveplanit Travel Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 18, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Simon and Deborah from Diveplanit Travel, a dive travel agency based in Sydney and Cairns. Even though they specialize in Southeast Asia and Pacific, they have both resort and liveaboards from Galapagos to Palau. They talk about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital...
Best of PNG
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 18, 2020 14:15 - 4 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Christopher from Best of PNG about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. Best of Papua New Guinea organizes scuba diving trips and holidays in PNG. According to Christopher, it's the best place in the world to scuba dive on coral reefs. You'll also find some f...
Indigo Safaris Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 18, 2020 13:15 - 6 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Christopher from Indigo Safaris about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. Indigo Safaris combine African diving with African wildlife in Southern and Eastern Africa. They also offer underwater photography coaching since 2007 and organize dive trips to other ...
The Smiling Seahorse Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 18, 2020 12:15 - 5 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Franck from The Smiling Seahorse. The liveaboard is based in both Thailand and Myanmar and offers dive trips from 2 to 9 days in the Thai National Park and the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar. They talk about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020, the situation i...
The Erica behind the Erica
Nighttime on Still Waters - October 18, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode we explore the history of NB 506812 before she became our home and meet the Erica behind the Erica. Journal entry: “16th October, Friday. The canal continues to thread its silent way through autumn. There’s a hint now of mist on colder dawns. Today, it lies still and steely. Pe...
Volivoli Beach Resort Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 17, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutesJim from The Dive Line interviews Simon from Volivoli Beach Resort in fabulous Fiji - often called the soft coral capital of the world. Fiji’s premier dive resort is located on the main island and works with Diveplanit Travel. They talk about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020, the impact of COVID...
Tec Diving Curacao Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 17, 2020 17:45 - 4 minutesThe Dive Line interview Alain from Tec Diving Curacao about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. They talk about technical and rebreather diving, COVID-19 guidelines, and the deepest wreck around the beautiful Caribbean island of Curacao - Stella Maris. Alain also reveals their special dive show offer.
Pelagic Fleet Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 17, 2020 16:00 - 8 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Pelagic Fleet about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. They’ll talk about their liveaboards Solmar V and Vortex, fantastic trips to Socorro Islands and Guadalupe Island, and day trips off the coast of Los Cabos, Mexico. There, you can snorkel with sharks!
Sunset House Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 17, 2020 15:45 - 8 minutesJim from The Dive Line interviews Emma-Jane from Sunset House. The family-owned dive resort is located on the beautiful island of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean. They talk about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020, 24/7 shore diving, and wall diving. In addition, they cover the effects of COVID-19 on...
SNORKLEAN Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 17, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Ixone and Luis from SNORKLEAN about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. In the interview, they talk about their reusable protective sleeves for scuba diving and snorkelling which are made out of FDA-approved silicone.
Snorklean Spotlight
Scuba.Digital - The Scuba On Air Podcast - October 17, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutesJim & Craig from The Dive Line interview Ixone and Luis from Snorklean about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. In the interview, they talk about their reusable protective sleeves for scuba diving and snorkelling which are made out of FDA-approved silicone.
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