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D2 Hatton Lock flight

Monday, April 12th, 2010

On Sunday 14th March it was Mothers Day, we had spent the night in Warwick and was travelling a short distance today, just 4.5 miles, as we were booked into the Waterman pub for an evening meal. Under 5 miles, sounds like a short day? Well there was the case of doing 23 locks – [...]

D1 Stockton – Warwick

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Our March trip on the boat was going to be a one-way trip from Stockton to Norbury as the boat is moving bases. We arrived at the boat late on Friday, or later than planned, so we decided to just go through Stockton locks and find somewhere to moor (we had only planned to go [...]

Next Trip Stockton Top – Norbury

Friday, March 12th, 2010

I’m out afloat for a week going from Stockton Top to Norbury Junction over this next week. I should be heading up Hatton Locks on Mothering Sunday, then taking the GUC route to Birmingham. I won’t be going in the city centre this time, instead I’m going via the Tame Valley Canal and then exiting [...]

Planning for the BCN

Friday, March 5th, 2010

I’m off out on the boat in mid-March, taking the boat from its base on the GUC to one on Shropshire Union  for 2010 (which means I can then do the Llangollen in August), which means I’ll be going through Birmingham. Well, you could avoid it, but I like the BCN – though I’ve not [...]

Warwick – Napton Timelapse

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Setting off from Warwick this day’s cruise takes us the rest of the way along the Grand Union to its junction with the Oxford Canal. A very sunny March day and not too many boats about. It makes you wonder, the best time to be afloat seems to be on the cusps of the season [...]