Guess what the orders are still coming in for and what Paul’s still painting 🎄

Come & see these and much more at Canal Cavalcade Little Venice over the weekend of 2-4 May

www.nbwakamatandoto.com/shop

#canallife #boatlife #littlevenice #grandunioncanal #canalart #floatingtraders #canaltraders

Clients smiling on boat trip

We love this photo from Maureen taken on a trip in Spring 2023.. Smiles all round, which makes everything we do so worthwhile 😀
#Charity #BoatHire #Lifesbetterbywater #ThrowbackThursday #GrandUnionCanal #UKCanals

Spring sunshine on Grand union canal

Spring sunshine on Grand union canal

Spring sunshine on Grand union canal

Spring sunshine on Grand union canal

What incredible weather we're having 🌞💛 Thank you to our wonderful volunteer Lin for more beautiful photos of the Grand Union Canal in this gorgeous Spring sunshine 🌊💙🌳⛵️ #WaterwaysWednesday #Charity #Boathire #Volunteer #GrandUnionCanal #Canal #Heatwave #Spring #Sunshine #Ukcanals #Herts #Dacorum

@btobirds.bsky.social I’m currently near Cassiobury Park Watford on the grand union canal in my boat and Cetti’s warbler is singing repeatedly (it’s 5.10am or so - it doesn’t sing so much in the daylight)
#birdwatching #cettiswarbler #grandunioncanal

We’ve moved off of our paid mooring a little further down the canal to trade today

This is our new location:

W3W: Fixed.bottom.racks

#RefillStation #indepenenttraders #floatingtraders #canallife #narrowboatlife #canaltraders #grandunioncanal #canalart #macrame #cleaning #ukcanals #london #butty

Bridge and reflections on Grand union canal

A gorgeous photo of reflections on the Grand Union Canal. We are so lucky to spend every day out on the water, along the beautiful Grand Union Canal 💙🌊 thank to our wonderful volunteer Steve for the photo 📸🌟 #Volunteer #Canal #GrandUnionCanal #Ukcanals #Reflections #SaturdayMood #Charity #Boathire

So happy to have seen our first ducklings 🐥 of the season, one of the reasons we love springtime on the canals #narrowboatlife #boatlife #ducklings #grandunioncanal #ukcanals #nature

Grand union canal

Grand union canal

Grand union canal

Grand union canal

Some lovely photos of the Grand Union Canal taken by our amazing volunteer Lin. Our fantastic waterways certainly look beautiful in this gorgeous Spring sunshine 🌞🌸🌊 #TravelTuesday #Charity #Boathire #Ukcanals #LifesBetterByWater #GrandUnionCanal #Spring

Canal boat on trip with clients at lock gate

Whatever the season, there’s nothing quite like time spent on the water 💙 We welcome all groups from families, friends, schools, and care homes to enjoy relaxing boat trips along the beautiful Grand Union Canal all year round.

#Community #UKCanals #Charity #BoatHire #GrandUnionCanal #SundayMood

Local community group posing by lock gate on Grand union canal

#ThrowbackThursday to a trip from Spring 2023. Redbourn Community Group are regulars with Wexp and always have a wonderful time on the water. Thank you for your continued support 💙🌊 #Charity #BoatHire #Community #Herts #LifesBetterByWater #GrandUnionCanal #ThursdayMood #UKCanals

Whose coming to the IWA canal cavalcade in Little Venice this year?

#narrowboatlife #canallife #boatlife #iwa #canalcavalcade #london #thingstodo #grandunioncanal #littlevenice #ukcanals

We thought a downside of The Butty would be lock sharing days to meet lovely new people and do our bit to conserve water were over

Yesterday paired up with a 37ft boat which fitted in the locks perfectly with us

#narrowboatlife #boatlife #canallife #grandunioncanal #canallocks #ukcanals

Repainting of wide beam boat

Repainting of wide beam boat

Repainting of wide beam boat

Repainting of wide beam boat

Kate Boats are doing an incredible job on Close Shave. She's looking beautiful! We can't wait to get her home and back on the water for our guests to enjoy 🌊💙 #MondayMotivation #Charity #Boathire #Widebeam #UKcanals #GrandUnionCanal #CanalBoat

Bridge on Grand union canal in spring sunshine

Tree reflections on Grand union canal in spring sunshine

Swan on Grand union canal in spring sunshine

Lock gate on Grand union canal in spring sunshine

It's been a beautiful few days on the water 🌞 Thank you to our wonderful volunteer Lin for these gorgeous photos of the Grand Union Canal in the lovely spring sunshine🫶💙 🌊 #GrandUnionCanal #Ukcanals #Spring #Sunshine #Boathire #Charity #LifesBetterByWater #Dacorum #SundayMood

Now the Marsworth flight has reopened we can get our trip underway to Little Venice
Message if you like some of Paul’s canal art, my macrame or refills of Miniml eco/canal friendly cleaning products en route
#boatlife #canallife #grandunioncanal #independenttraders #canaltraders #canalart #macrame

Widebeam boat on Spring canal trip

We are certainly feeling happy today as it's #FirstDayOfSpring. Spring means longer, warmer and sunnier days to enjoy on the water! 💙😁 #InternationalDayOfHappiness #Charity #BoatHire #Spring #LifesBetterByWater #GrandUnionCanal #Canal #UKCanals

After walking up Marsworth flight this morning we weren’t particularly hopeful it would open this weekend but we spoke to the workies and they’re confident it will 🤞🏻

#boatlife #canallife #grandunioncanal #ukcanals #maintenance

Clients on boat trip at lock gate

From family and friends to schools and care homes, our boat trips are available to book all year round for all types of groups. We welcome you to experience the beauty of the Grand Union Canal with us 💙
#SaturdayMotivation #BoatHire #Charity #GrandUnionCanal #LifesBetterByWater #UKCanals #Community

Clients smiling and enjoying boat trip

#ThrowbackThursday to a sunny Spring trip from 2024. Look at those smiles! It's makes everything we do so worthwhile 😀💙 #Charity #BoatHire #LifesBetterByWater #ukcanals #GrandUnionCanal #Canal #Herts #Spring

Canal scene, with weeping willow overhanging a narrow boat.

Watford Gap
(round the back of the North-bound services)
#photography #WatfordGap #GrandUnionCanal #Northants

Really appropriate area to be moored as it’s currently the Paralympics in Italy 🇮🇹

##ukcanals #canallife #NarrowboatLife #boatlife #grandunioncanal

Spring on the Grand Union canal

Spring is certainly in the air. We are enjoying being on the water in this beautiful sunshine 🌞💙 Thank you to our wonderful volunteer Steve for the great photo 📸 #WaterwaysWednesday #Charity #Boathire #Ukcanals #GrandUnionCanal #Spring #LifesBetterByWater

Client on boat-trip wearing captain hat

#ThrowbackThursday to a trip from last February. Look at that smile! Makes everything we do so worthwhile 😀
#Charity #BoatHire #GrandUnionCanal #Spring #LifesBetterByWater #Community #Ukcanals

Widebeam boat on Grand Union canal in the sunshine

Spring isn't far away now! Makes days on the water that bit more enjoyable. On our trips you have the opportunity to travel North through Hemel Hemsptead or South towards Watford #Charity #BoatHire #Spring #Lifesbetterbywater #WaterwaysWednesday #GrandUnionCanal #UKCanals

This just shows how very small Little Grebes are. The moorhen proceeded to see it off 🙄
#birds #birdwatching #grandunioncanal #littlegrebe

Volunteer at lock gate

Lock on Grand Union canal

Volunteer working lock gate

Widebeam boat inside lock

How nice it is to see some sunshine 🌞 Thank you to our amazing volunteer Gary for these great photos from a recent trip. We hope all our followers and supporters are having a lovely weekend 💛 #Volunteer #Ukcanals #GrandUnionCanal #Canal #LifesBetterByWater #Charity #Boathire #SundayMood

Children at lock gate helping to open

#ThrowbackThursday to a trip from last March. We love to share our passion for canal boating with all ages and groups in our community.
#Volunteers #BoatHire #Charity #GrandUnionCanal #Community #UKcanals

Heading slowly south with the Waka Butty
We’re currently at Fenny Stratford, heading down to Leighton Buzzard tomorrow
Drop us a message if you’d like any canal/eco friendly refills, canal art or macrame

#canallife #narrowboatlife #BoatLife #grandunioncanal #lifeonthewater #ukcanals #canaltraders

We had a lovely walk around our local surroundings in Milton Keynes, saw some definite signs of spring and also visited some of the local sights

#canallife #narrowboatlife #boatlife #grandunioncanal #miltonkeynes #thingstodo

Volunteer with clients showing them how to work lock

Come rain or shine our volunteer skipper & crew make sure you have the most enjoyable day on the water. You can sit back & enjoy the company of the rest of your group, absorbing the peace and calm of the boat gliding along in leisurely fashion #Charity #BoatHire #Volunteer #GrandUnionCanal #UKCanals