<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:13:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/narrowboatlife/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Canalside Attraction- Monomad Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hail to the Hive! The sight of a canalside pub is possibly one of the most beckoning sights i have seen recently but unfortunately many are still not open as yet. This is very frustrating as I am sure]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cy936/canalside-attraction-monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cy936/canalside-attraction-monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cy936]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4UtdqeDecK82jXBxAdz8PysEzc3QQTVfJEZWsJka1H4tqhSzDrySyfCd2b384iY6BzVr1ESTigPggo5bwydF8c66LzePSggRETYK5CFKe7ZHNUEMpS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm stoked to be living on a narrowboat again]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's winter, however, when the light beams across the marina, it's easy to believe it's glorious weather. Contrarily, when I'm inside my narrowboat with the wood burner, it feels like a sauna. 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