<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:44:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@scubahead/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Home for Now ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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. 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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 from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/tales-from-the-tiller-monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/tales-from-the-tiller-monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scubahead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCJbB7cwjtgf17qz4QFyaSX6UyFcY5q8sk7thHonkfMAgbv6YvyMrVVsbasXZeBBUiyVmUBY6uwYN1aKFZqDgNb4dTDhwZ8YjkiA87rp2DCjNgVze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Boaty Things Happen ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 hopefully]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@scubahead/making-boaty-things-happen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@scubahead/making-boaty-things-happen</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109288]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scubahead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJN6ubhGpzrz2egFLVaszUdpBc1vnWNzAQjNpNMeRHk5RDLAoiZ7mE55qLbYkomdKhVDJ8mBNqLX9xt6znzEGx9UKuv2KtB3dar3hvvoG4iEP6sNYc94?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Favorite Places  - Monomad Challenge ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 Kilby]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/favorite-places-monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/favorite-places-monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scubahead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 05:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCJbB7cwjtgf17qz4a1ksy9Jvicjn4DxrfYCJ1JNECLPXBVdi54Mvr4uPp4hBfPFAh7CgtFTdfuUAkCb89jiiMMidTqWX7JNaTvHTCyyK4hAgve6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing Potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hail to the Hive! 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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 many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/agricultural-and-industrial-canal-views-monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/agricultural-and-industrial-canal-views-monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scubahead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 22:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCJbB7cwjtgf17qz4QMCikDjBjhwbC6iisaMVaBNxjQyRsNQwCRPB1bNtKobF1pha9mbXBB3wWfK9utoKTLuAMsfW3irY9tA9ww46nLo1vtX5er7Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chugging Along in Spring - Monomad Challenge ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hail to the Hive! 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I find it incredible how a place you may have visited dozens of times befdore can be transformed so wildly by the weather on any given day. Tae the Watford flight of locks for instance.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/amazing-skies-at-the-watford-flight-monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/amazing-skies-at-the-watford-flight-monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scubahead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 01:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJN6ubhGpzrz2egFLVa4fDKdRm1NBZ7tR2TYxvKHuoag346phSLErArtiiMV1nhThncvr68mdX8eBMEsbNbwuiAWaavKxPENymDmwdpEzrZHdhvh5Y4W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning to Magical Foxton  - Monomad Challenge ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hail to the Hive! Yessss, we are back off grid. Dailyu cruising through good weather and bad. Different mooring every night, fresh views and freedom. 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We have now been living onboard our new narrowboat’Cygnet’ for over a year and as much as she is an improvement on living afloat in comparison to our old boat ‘Badger’ we still need to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/boat-hunting-monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@scubahead/boat-hunting-monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scubahead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJN6ubhGpzrz2egFLVZuhY9yHdnX55RfFDHZCbGaxZDUsx6VxG1QWT6WKdwGetPNSycLzSJ9N2LZfyquqP2Ru6nMF2nbPMVpsS6SgrWLYDrLRRrLyNSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Trolls Under Here  - Monomad Challenge ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hail to the Hive! 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