tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46753226179552674802024-03-04T21:44:53.645-08:00Kev&Ann/Rock&RollI am married to Kev, we used to have a narrowboat"4EverMoore" we sold it due to circumstances but regretted it & so now we have bought another narrowboat "Rock&Roll" & we will eventually be living on it full time once we have sold our house.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-9199607102391152242018-09-10T07:27:00.002-07:002018-09-10T07:27:53.125-07:00ROCK ‘N’ROLL FOR SALE10th September<br />
Our62ft narrowboat is for sale, any enquiries to Kev on 07738960575<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-15802122986481098442018-08-20T02:00:00.004-07:002018-08-20T02:00:55.642-07:00Tixall for some boat maintenance<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Monday 20th August</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We stayed at Gailey until Friday morning when we left and headed for Penkridge. Whenever we are at Gailey it always reminds me of the time we first met Carol & George who were the previous owners of Rock 'N' Roll, we were iced in there with George & Carol when we had 4EverMoore. When we got to Penkridge there were no moorings above Penkridge Lock so we went over to the services and topped the water tank up etc, we then went down Penkridge lock and moored. We had a walk into the town to the small Sainsburys and then Kev got a hot pasty & a hot sausage roll for me from Jaspers bakery shop, very good they were too. There is always a queue for that bakery and I can understand why. On Saturday evening we had a walk to the Cross Keys pub for a beer, we did think of having a meal there but decided not to so we just had a drink and walked to The Star pub and they weren't doing food so it looked like a chinese takeaway was for us! The chinese was next to the Co-op, there is another chinese called Wingfat but it was closed for the owners holiday break which gets good reviews. While Kev waited for our order I walked back to the boat to get the oven on and warm the plates, I also let Jaz out to stretch her legs, Kev wasn't too long and the chinese was very good.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday we left Penkridge and managed to get moored after Radford Bridge, we went for a Sunday Carvery in the Radford Bank pub which was only a few minutes walk from our mooring.The carvery was good and reasonably priced a pint of bitter for Kev, half a lager for me and 2 roast beef meals from the carvery for £20. After we had eaten we had a walk over to the Aldi for a few bits of shopping and walked back to the boat. A man had told us of a good walk to take Jaz on so once I had put the few bits of shopping away we took her up along the footpath which is just above the towpath and walked along it to a bridge over the river Penk and into a large field where she could have a good run around. There were some people with dogs on the field so Jaz had a good play with them, chasing around mainly with a Jack Russell Terrier cross Patterdale.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning it was quite a nice start to the day so when we were ready to leave I walked with Jaz for just over a mile and Kev followed on the boat and then picked us both up at a bridge. Only one lock today, which was Tixall lock and as we were about to leave the lock a boat was coming towards us so Kev got on the boat and we were able to carry on to the moorings at Tixall wide where we turned to face in the opposite direction as Kev is hoping to get some painting done, well weather permitting! As we got turned and moored it started to drizzle a bit but nothing much. Canopy up and Kev is now doing an oil change and fuel filter change. Hello to the couple on Nb Halcyon who we passed and had a brief word with just before we moored here. </b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-23448331951974387202018-08-15T05:26:00.000-07:002018-08-15T05:26:33.554-07:00And so onto the Staffs & Worcs canal<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday15th August</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Last Friday morning it was quite cool when we left the moorings at Tom 'O' The woods. As we were going up the Lapworth flight of locks we had some rain but it soon passed but stayed on the cloudy side. When we got to Hockley Heath we moored close to the Wharf Inn pub and went for a beer in the evening.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We left on Saturday morning at just after 7.20am and made our way to Kings Norton junction where we turned right toward Birmingham. It had been another cool start but by the time we moored near the Sea Life centre in Birmingham it had warmed up. We went for something to eat in the evening, beforehand we had a beer in the Weatherspoons pub where we noticed through the window there was an Indian restaurant called Taste of India so we went for a meal there and very good it was too. When we left the restaurant it was pouring with rain but luckily I had my brolly so we didn't get too wet!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Sunday morning Kev did a few jobs while I did some cleaning and then we both took Jaz for a walk. Not far away from us was NB Yarwood, Kev had spoken to the couple who now own it but when we passed with Jaz we didn't see anybody about. After a good walk with Jaz we got back to the boat and left her on board while we walked over to have a beer at the Malthouse pub, but as we were crossing the bridge Kev spotted NB AreNAre moored and Barry was outside of the boat so we went down to see him. Sandra wasn't with him as she had gone to Scotland with Barry's brother who is over from New Zealand.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We had a good chat for a while and Kev sampled the home brew single malt whisky! Barry had a good starter kit for sale with a still so I think we will be ordering one for Kev when we get home! After chatting with Barry we went over to the pub for a beer, £4.20 for pint of Abbott Ale, we had a walk to the Weatherspoons pub where the same pint was £1.99 a pint!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Monday we set off on the mainline BCN, here are some photos....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CRT making the towpaths good for cyclists etc!!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Must be costing thousands, the slogan for CRT is making the waterways good for everyone! That is as long as your not a boater!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got to the Factory locks there was a boat coming down the second lock as we had got into the first lock so were able to pass the boat in between locks, as we got up the second lock there was another boater opening the gates of the 3rd lock for us so Kev could go straight in. The canal here is terrible with weed that it got wrapped round the prop and Kev could hardly move! We managed to get to the services at the Dudley museum but there were no moorings so once we had filled our water tank etc we left and headed back the way we had come and moored outside the medical centre at Tipton.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was nice to be back on the Staffs & Worcs canal again and when we got to Coven Heath we moored before bridge 71.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>These were good moorings until this morning when opposite us at the other side of the canal there was an Alsation dog that never stopped barking from just after 6.00am! Even though we are early risers it was really annoying and the dog only stopped when the owner came to feed it. We left about 8.20 am and when we got to Gailey Kev got rid of the rubbish & emptied the cassette, we then moved across the canal to get diesel from JD boat services, 74pence per litre. We then went down the lock and moored before the next lock, Brick Kiln Lock.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We were on our way at 8.15am yesterday morning, it was a bit cooler first thing but soon warmed up. We didn't travel far before we pulled over and moored between bridge 40 & 41 so I could go to Morrisons for shopping, Kev stayed with Jaz on board and then when I got back he helped me on board with the shopping and then he went to Morrisons himself for some beer. The Morrisons is quite large and there is even a dryer, small load washing machine & large load washing machine outside the store! A man was using it when I came out, so you could put a wash on and then do your shopping while it is washing your clothes! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When Kev got back to the boat we had a cuppa and then set off again, not much boat activity and when we got to the Cape locks we went up both of them on our own, the pound between both locks was very low so I stayed in the middle of it. Once we were up the second lock we moored not far from the Cape of Good Hope pub. Memories of being frozen in for a few months outside the pub in 2010 on our first boat Nb 4Evermoore, the landlady at the time was lovely and kept her eye on the boat when we had to leave it while we had to go home due to Kev working offshore at the time. I did go back a few times with Kev's son Lee to make sure it was all ok.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We had a bit of rain yesterday tea-time and we had to put the sides in on the canopy and drop the front cratch sides down too, which we haven't had to do for a while. Much needed rain though!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning I walked to the bottom lock of the Hatton flight of 21 locks, Kev followed on the boat and we had a cuppa while we waited to see if another boat would come to share the locks with us, we had moored on the towpath side and not on the lock landing and after we had drunk our tea we moved over to the lock landing and it wasnt long before a boat did come.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Waiting for a boat to come Nb Mr Badger.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It worked well as there were 3 people on Nb Mr Badger so the man stayed on the boat and his son & wife worked the locks with Kev and I was on our boat so we had a good run up the Hatton flight.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I must say hello to the lady who was at one of the locks and told Kev she reads the blog. I didn't get her name but we just had a quick wave. When we were up the top lock at just after 12.10pm we said bye to the family on Nb Badger and we stopped to top up with water and I made us a cuppa and a sandwich, then we were on our way again.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Leaving the tunnel, the top tunnel was for the horses to come through when the boats were horse drawn.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There was a lot of green algae bloom on the water as we exited the tunnel with warnings about it on a tree alongside the canal.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Wednesday 1st August we left our mooring at Godstow about 7.30am and when we arrived at Kings Lock it was on self service, we were soon up and out of the lock and turned right onto Dukes cut.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Onto Dukes cut.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>As we got up our first lock on the Oxford canal there were lots of moored boats as usual, it was very shallow and the moored boats were all on the bottom of the canal. It was very slow going and when we were approaching the next lock there was a hire boat coming out of it, as he was passing us he got stuck for a bit and so did we, Kev ended up getting the pole out to push us off.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I must admit the Oxford canal is a bit of a disgrace, it is very overgrown and in many places the towpath is virtually non-existent!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stuck beside the hire boat.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kev managed to get us moving again.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was slow going and we managed to get to Lower Heyford.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>By Friday lunchtime we were mooring at Fenny Compton for the weekend. We had arranged to meet some lovely friends that we had met when we were stuck at Islip lock on the river Nene a couple of years ago. Monty had sold his narrowboat and bought a lovely cruiser and had just moved from Ventnor marina to Fenny Compton marina and his partner Mel was going to join him on Saturday. On Friday evening Monty had left work and got to his marina about 6.30pm and he walked down the towpath to join Kev & I for a drink or two on Rock'N'Roll.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Saturday lunchtime Kev & I went to the Wharf Inn for something to eat and very good it was too. We then went back to the boat to make sure Jaz was ok and let her out to stretch her legs. Later in the afternoon we got a call from Mel & Monty to say they were having a dink in the Wharf Inn so we took Jaz with us and joined them.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The marina is full of massive Carp.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Sunday we left Fenny Compton about lunchtime to cruise a couple of miles to have a BBQ, Monty & Mel came with us on their cruiser "Sandra"and we let them pass us and we followed them to a nice quiet spot in the countryside and had a lovely BBQ and drinks, we put the world to rights as you do, it was great to catch up with them. How often do we meet people and say keep in touch and sometimes we never do for one reason or another. ..They left us at this mooring and they turned round and went back to Fenny Compton as they both had work the next day, Monty would be staying on his boat while Mel headed back home.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Monday 6th August we were on our way again, I walked Jaz while kev followed on the boat, with this hot weather it is better for Jaz in a morning before the sun is too unbearable for her. As I was walking Jaz went to sniff at something and as I got close I saw this on the towpath....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was surprised it was still alive!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I got back on board at a bridge and we carried on until we reached the water point at Napton top lock where we stopped before the lock and filled with water, it was very slow to fill so while we waited for the tank to fill we had a bite to eat and a cuppa. Water tank full I walked to get the lock ready and Kev pulled the boat forward off the water point. We wanted to empty our cassette at the bottom of the Napton Flight but the services were out of order.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We carried on and we turned left at the junction for the Grand Union canal, we managed to share 2 of the 3 locks at Calcutt going down and then we moored passed the first entrance to Ventnor marina.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning after my washer had finished we were on our way just after 8.30am, and when we got to Stockton locks we were on our own and went into the first lock by ourselves, then Kev said there was a boat ahead of us in the third lock and the man had seen us and filled the second lock for us and waited for us to join him & his wife in the third so that made it easier. When we got through lock 13 the couple sharing the lock with us stopped as they were mooring there, so we carried on and after we had passed Little Itchington we moored up for something to eat, when we were about ready to leave there was a boat coming up behind us so we let them pass and followed them to Bascote staircase locks and shared all the locks until we moored before the winding hole after Bull Bridge. In between the locks we managed to get our cassettes emptied at Fosse Wharf.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We had a nice couple of days with Colette & Joe at Pangbourne, although the weather wasn't very good we still managed to go for a walk into the village on Saturday afternoon and then we went to the Swan pub in the evening for a lovely meal.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was raining on Sunday morning when we got up but not very heavy. After breakfast Colette & Joe were ready to leave, it was about 8 am but they needed to get home to Bristol as Joe works in the PDSA charity shop on a Sunday from 11 am. Kev took Jaz and walked with Colette & Joe to the carpark where Colette's car was parked where he said bye to them and when he got back to the boat we got on our way.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got to Goring lock we were able to get rid of all our rubbish which was quite a bit after the weekend! Then when we got to Cleeve lock we filled our water tank. Not too many boats on the move with it raining and when we got to Wallingford we moored on the visitor moorings next to the open air swimming pool and there were people swimming there too! Yesterday morning we were on our way at 7.30 am and our first lock was Benson lock, as it was early it was on self service. We needed to empty our cassettes so when we got to the landing before Days Lock Kev sorted the cassettes while I let Jaz stretch her legs & have a pee, Kev had to lift her off the boat and carry her off the landing as it was grating and she can't walk on it properly. All done we headed for Days Lock where the lock keeper saw us and opened the gates. It was Kevs birthday yesterday and so we wanted to get moored at Abingdon so I could get a nice bottle of red for the evening. We moored opposite the open air swimming pool at Abingdon, seems to be quite a few of these about. We took Jaz with us for a walk to Waitrose although Kev took her into the park while I went into the store. A nice quiet evening with a nice bottle of wine, cheese, pate, and crackers very nice too.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Had a busy couple of weeks, after mooring at Windsor on Friday 13th July we spent the weekend there and on Monday 16th July Kev & Jaz walked with me to Windsor train station as I was going home for a few days, I was a bit nervous about the journey(silly I know) but I haven't been on a train for a while let alone the London underground! I must say I managed ok with my first change at Slough, then onto Paddington then Kings Cross. On Friday 20th July I returned back to Windsor with my sister who was staying for the weekend. Kev & Jaz met us at the station once again, after we had got back on R&R and had a drink, freshened up we went to the Weatherspoons pub King & Castle for a bite to eat.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Saturday morning I took my sister Sam to Windsor Castle, we went about 9 am to queue before it got busy as the queues can get very very long! It opened at 9.30 am and we were close to the front of the queue so it wasn't long before we were inside the castle, the weather was glorious as it has been for weeks.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We spent a few hours at Windsor and then went back to the boat for a bite to eat, our Sam then went for a walk to look around the shops while we chilled on the boat. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>After seeing Sam off we popped to Waitrose for some groceries and then got back on board the boat and got ready to leave Windsor. Our first lock was Boveney Lock but before we went into the lock we filled with water and emptied the cassette and also got rid of the rubbish. After Boveney lock we were travelling along towards Bray lock when we spotted the fuel boat Merchant, who was tied alongside another boat and we called to him to ask if he had diesel and he said yes so we turned and pulled alongside him.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tied alongside, filling with diesel.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I never got a photo of Stan the border terrier or Chris from Nb Merchant but I had to give Stan a treat as he was looking through our galley window for one. Kev asked Chris if he had any gas but unfortunately he didn't have any, we weren't in great need of gas but one of our gas bottles was empty and wasn't sure how much was in the one we were on but Kev thought there was plenty until we got to Better Boating at Reading.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we arrived at Cookham Lock it was our last lock for the day as we wanted to moor at Cookham. We had family coming to see us on Tuesday, and we had given them the post code for The Kings Arms in Cookham village, we had an idea what time they were arriving so we took Jaz for a walk across the field to a car park where we were going to tell them they could leave their car. There was an ice cream van in the car park so we had one and very nice it was too! We walked down to the Kings Arms to wait for our guests to arrive, they text to say they had took a wrong exit so were running 15 minutes late, I told Kev to walk back to the car park and I waited for them at the pub. They arrived just after 11.am and by 11.15am we were all walking across the field to the boat. Yet another glorious day with the sun shining it was a lovely day to take them for a cruise to Marlow and we managed to get moored on the visitor moorings next to the trip boats.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Wednesday morning we left Marlow fairly early as we wanted to take Bridget, Anthony & Emma to Henley, we had a lovely cruise and moored briefly at Henley for Jaz to have a walk. We couldn't stay long as we needed to get them all back to Cookham so they could get home in the evening. It was lovely to see them and very good of them to travel all the way from Hull to see us. We managed to get moored again at Cookham about 4pm and walked them all to their car and said our goodbyes. We stayed overnight at Cookham and left yesterday morning at around 6am, early I know but we needed to get to Pangbourne as Kev's daughter Colette is coming to see us with her son Joe. Luckily we have got moored fine and are waiting for them to arrive later today. I have plenty to do while waiting for themas I did 2 loads of washing on the way here yesterday so have it all to iron!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We had a good mooring at Henley and Kev wishes now we had stayed for the festival as a fellow boater who was moored behind us told him there would be a good atmosphere.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We left at 9am on Wednesday morning and I put a wash on but paused it when we arrived at our first lock which was Hambledon. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Preparations for the festival.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Passed under Marlow bridge </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="text-align: left;">evening we watched the England semi final and had a few beers, disappointed they lost as we thought they played fab but they did well to get that far</span><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday morning was overcast to start with and we left our mooring and headed for Marlow lock and as we approached the lock, the lockie started to open the gates and we went straight in. We wanted to top our water up, empty cassette & get rid of rubbish and so when we got to Cookham lock we stopped at the water point just before the lock. All done we were on our way. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Jaz has had a bad back leg which we think was caused in Marlow when she was chasing around with a French Bulldog, I think she has pulled a muscle as she couldn't put the leg down properly and Kev has had to lift her off the boat. I have given her some Metacam and it seems to have helped her as today she has managed to walk on it much better.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Friday morning we had a lovely cruise to Abingdon and managed to moor below the lock, we knew that George & Carol on Still Rockin were moored on the moorings at the weir side above the lock and wanted to see them both. We knew they were away but that they would be back on Saturday late afternoon, so we decided to stay at Abingdon for the weekend.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Sunday morning George & Carol managed to get moored down below the lock about two boat lengths behind us so that was good. As they still had their hire car they took me to Tesco, so I was able to replenish our beer, oh yes and I bought some food too! We had a BBQ with George & Carol in the evening and very good it was too thank you both.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Monday morning we went over to Still Rockin to see George & Carol before we left Abingdon, they then came on board Rock & Roll for a cuppa, after a natter for a while we then said our farewells.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got through Sonning Lock we saw a boat leaving a mooring so we pulled into his spot, we didn't want to stay there but wanted to let Jaz off the boat for a pee, it was crammed with cruisers all meeting there apparently one group were the Windsor boating club and another few cruisers from another club. So once Jaz had stretched her legs briefly and had a pee we got her back on board and set off once again.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got down Marsh lock at Henley we found a mooring and went to pay, apparently it is free mooring 10am to 3pm and overnight is £10. As we haven't been here before we decided to pay and stay, we went to the payment machine at the nearby carpark where you type in your boat name and pay with either coins or card. Kev paid with card but for some reason it only charged him £8 but it said the time of leaving was today at 7pm! Not good, so he rang the phone number on the machine and spoke to someone who said he could pay the £10 over the phone so that meant it would have cost £18 for the overnight stay!! I don't bloody think so, anyway we found the council office in the town and Kev went in there to sort it. The woman told Kev that they have had nothing but problems with these machines and so she took £2 off him to make it the total £10 and gave him a receipt to display in our window. There is a festival here tomorrow but we won't be staying for it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Monday morning we left our mooring at 7.30am and headed for Claydon locks, another lovely days cruising and when we got to Banbury we moored close to the Spiceball country park. I took Jaz for a walk in the park but it was too hot to take her far, there were quite a few boats as usual moored in Banbury, we didn't stay long we left Jaz in the boat and had a walk into the town but didn't want to leave her too long in the boat. We weren't gone too long and when we got back we opened all the windows and doors to let the air in and then we set off and I got off the boat to open the lift bridge to let Kev through and then set the lock for him. We stopped again at bridge 168 so I could pop over to Morrisons for some shopping, Kev also wanted to get some beer so he went with me. Once Kev had got the beer he went back to the boat and waited with Jaz for me to get back with the food shopping, I unpacked the shopping while Kev let go and we cruised until we were at bridge 172 and we pulled over and moored. The rest of this blog is just in photos as there isn't much to say about our journey so far, the weather is absolutely incredible. I will say that we are disappointed with the state of the Oxford canal as it is very over grown and due to the dry weather very shallow in some of the pounds towards Dukes cut.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Thursday afternoon we took Jaz for walk across the fields to Brinklow and had a couple of beers sat outside the Raven pub, we were under a brolly so it was cool for Jaz and we had taken water & a bowl with us for her. We have passed All Oaks Wood many times but never moored there and we have never been into Brinklow. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was getting warmer and warmer but there was a nice breeze at times, we passed through Fenny Compton where the moorings were full, not that we wanted to moor there but it was quite busy too with boats on the move travelling in both directions. We travelled on until we arrived at the moorings at bridge 144 before Claydon top lock, we will stay here until the morning, so out with the bbq shortly!</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-18902377816477260992018-06-28T03:11:00.000-07:002018-06-28T03:11:23.926-07:00A good day for washing.<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday 28th June</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Tuesday morning we left our mooring and went a short distance to moor at Sutton Road bridge so Kev should go to Ventura Park shops, we needed a new charger cable for my iPad and also a few bits of groceries fro Asda, I cleaned the windows while he was gone and when he returned we had a cuppa the set off once again.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we arrived at the 2 locks at Glascote there was a couple of boats ahead of us going up the locks. Once we were up and out of the locks Kev walked to get us both an ice cream from the Co-op at bridge 73 and I picked him up there. It was another very warm day so the ice creams were very welcomed. We pulled over at the services at bridge 48 and filled with water etc and then we headed to the bottom lock at the Atherstone flight and we went up the first 2 locks and moored for the day & sat in the brilliant sunshine & then we had a bbq.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday morning we wanted to get away fairly early while it was cool, so about 7.15am we were about to let go when a boat came from behind us so we waited and let them by and they went into the lock which was ready for them. Kev then went to help them up the lock and I waited for him to empty it again for me. The boat that was now ahead of us did open the paddles for us at each lock they left so by the time I was ready to leave a lock the next one was ready. By the time we were at the top lock the volunteer lockies were there. As we left the top locks there were several boats coming to the locks, Kev had got Jaz off and walked her for a bit then I pulled over to get them both back on. When we got to Starline boats at Boot Wharf we pulled in for diesel and filled up. Not a very good price 82pence per litre! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning Kev was up at 5.15am and while I was still in bed he washed the boat on the towpath side. As the man on the boat moored behind us had gone to work we started the engine and I put a wash on and after we had breakfast and the washer was finished we were ready to leave, once again Kev let the ropes go & pushed the bow off and he walked with Jaz while I followed on the boat, after about a mile or so I picked them both up and we carried on until we got to the moorings at All Oaks Wood where a boat was just leaving so we were able to get on his mooring. I put another wash on and hung the first wash I had done earlier onto my whirly gig. We will have a walk later with Jaz into Brinklow for a beer.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Well we have been home for a few weeks and went to Wales in our caravan, the weather was fab and so were the roads! Not a pothole in sight!! We have never been to Wales apart from on the boat to Llangollen and we were pleasantly surprised how lovely it is and the people were friendly too.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we were on our way back to the marina on our last cruise on the boat we saw Nb Derwent 6 moored on the Trent & Mersey canal and so we stopped for a chat with them as we haven't seen them for a while, they were heading for Lincoln.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Friday 22nd June we left home about 6.45 am and headed back to the marina and Kev was going to wash the boat & the car too, we have a cover for the car and it has to be clean and free from dust before you put the cover on. I was going to go for some shopping and we were hoping to be on our way that afternoon, unfortunately we had left something very important at home so it completely knackered our plans! Kev had to drive all the way home while I stayed with Jaz on the boat, so by the time Kev got back to Shardlow it was mid afternoon. We decide to stay in the marina overnight and we were up early once again so Kev washed the car and once it was dry he put the cover on and we were on our way out of the marina about 7.45am on Saturday morning. We worked all 5 double locks on our own so didn't share any of them with another boat. When we got to the visitor moorings at Willington we moored and stayed there Saturday night, we went for a couple of beers early evening and a couple of games of pool then went back to the boat. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning before we left Alrewas we popped to Co-op for a few bits and then went to the butchers for some steak which we will have on our new little bbq today! As we were about to leave this morning, two boats came up from behind us heading to the lock so when they had passed Kev let go and set off while I walked with Jaz to the lock, a boat had just come down the lock and so one of the boats ahead of us was able to go straight in, there was another two boats coming down so it wasn't long before we were up the lock and on our way towards Fradley. We turned left at the junction onto the Coventry canal, what beautiful weather the sun was getting warmer and when we passed Tamhorn House Bridge we pulled over and moored.</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-20744618048580444212018-05-25T04:26:00.001-07:002018-05-25T04:27:42.783-07:00Moving on towards Shardlow<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday 25th May</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Tuesday morning we left Stoke Golding as we were up and about early, breakfast over with we left just after 6.45am. It was a cooler morning but bright. We had an uneventful cruise but a nice one and when we were approaching the end of the Ashby canal I went to the bow to let Kev know if it was clear to turn right onto the Coventry canal. there was a boat coming through bridge 15 so we waited a few minutes while he passed and then when it was clear we headed onto the coventry canal.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got to the top lock at the Atherstone flight there was a boat just about to leave the lock so we were able to head straight in. There were 2 lockies on this lock who were happy to work the lock for us so I stayed on board while</b></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kev went down to the second lock to set it for me but there was a boat coming up that one too so I waited while it exited the lock and then passed it in the pound, there was another lockie on there too and yet another boat coming up too so it was quite good. After the first 3 locks we were behind a boat going down the locks and no more lockies to help so we had to fill them each time. When we came down lock 9 we moored for the day and I sat in the sunshine while Kev did an oil change! Not a bad deal!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Moored below lock 9</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Wednesday morning I put a wash on before we left to go down the last 2 locks. Another cloudy start to the day and pretty cool to what we had been used to recently.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We moored at Sutton Road bridge as Kev wanted to go to Asda at Ventura park for a collapsable bucket while I stayed with Jaz on board. When Kev returned we headed off once more, the sun was out and was getting warmer again so by the time we got to Orchard marina we moored just after bridge 85.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday we left just after 8am and headed to Fradley and as we got through the swing bridge I got off and went to the junction lock where the lockie said they were letting water down as there wasn't much further down. When Kev turned right to the lock he didn't have long to wait. By the time we were down Bagnall lock at Alrewas we were surprised to find the moorings were empty until we were through bridge 46 where it was full, not that we wanted to moor and so we went down Alrewas lock onto the river section and moored before we got to Wychnor lock for a bite to eat and let Jaz stretch her legs. We then headed to the lock where a boat was coming up and when we got to Shobnall fields we managed to moor for the day, Kev washed the boat while I went for a walk onto the playing fields with Jaz.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Well this morning (Friday) was dreadful weatherwise! We put on our wet gear and headed for Dallow lock in the rain, we stopped briefly at Horninglow basin to empty a cassette and set off again, we didn't see any other <strike>idiots</strike> boats on the move until we were getting close to Willington, and when we got through bridge 23 and passed the services we found a mooring and so we will stay here for the rest of the day and we will go for a game of pool and a couple of beers later this afternoon then Kev will go for a Chinese takeaway for us. Tommorow, back to our Marina, then home for a few weeks.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We have had a lovely few days on the Ashby canal, the weather has been absolutely fabulous. Last Thursday after Kev had managed to get the boat painted where the damage was on the bow, we had a late cooked breakfast and while Kev washed up I took Jaz for a walk across the field alongside of our mooring. It was a lovely day again and we had a quiet cruise in the sunshine withe no mishaps!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Triumph motorbikes factory.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we were through bridge 27 we looked for a mooring and we managed to get moored but not ideally as it was close to the road and although it isn't a busy road there is a lay-by next to the mooring and lots of people park here to feed the ducks and have a walk.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Not ideal, with having Jaz.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There were a couple of boats moored further back on good moorings next to the field where you can walk across into Stoke Golding, thats where we wanted to be and so we sat and waited for a while to see if either of them would leave and then both of them looked like they were getting ready to go so Kev walked over to them to ask them if they were leaving to hang on as there were another two boats coming and we didn't want to lose a good spot. They kindly waited while the two boats had passed and so Kev reversed back onto one of their moorings. We spent the next couple of days there and managed to have our first couple of BBQ's there!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Misty morning, followed by sunshine again.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Looking towards the road.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We had a walk with Jaz up the road to Dadlington to the Dog & Hedgehog and sat outside in the glorious sunshine, this pub is very popular and apparently the food is very good, it has good views too.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Saturday after doing some washing, I sat and watched the wedding and then we had another walk over to the Dog & Hedgehog with Jaz, it seemed to be getting warmer each day. On Saturday evening we had a walk into Stoke Golding and went in all 3 pubs, plenty of people out and about too and as we were walking you could smell plenty go bbq's going on as everybody was making good use of this super weather!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Sunday morning we left our mooring and headed off, there was a boat moored at the roadside mooring and the lady on the boat recognised our boat and said she read Carol's blog and sometimes read mine too. I forgot to take a photo of Nb Sonia Louise!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anyway we cruised on until we got to the services at Sutton Cheney and filled with water etc, it is a very popular spot here and the car park and the cafe there was very busy.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Heading towards the services through bridge 34.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>After we had a full tank of water, emptied 2 cassettes and got rid of a large amount of rubbish we were on our way, as we passed a barge that was tied to a couple of trees, well we thought it was tied up! The bow of the barge started to move across the canal as the rope on the bow had come undone!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Oh dear, it ended up completely across the canal! OOPS!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Market Bosworth Marina.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We moored just passed Market Bosworth marina to have a bite to eat and let Jaz stretch her legs, there are aome moorings just passed the entrance to the marina with rings to tie onto, there is also a sign saying £5 a night to moor there! So we moored just passed these moorings.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A moorhen in her cosy nest.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bit shaded but lovely.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This heron was in front of us for a while.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Snarestone tunnel.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The basin, were we turned.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In the above photo you can see the now opened stretch of canal that was previously closed, we didn't go any further onto the new section as we wouldn't be able to turn around as the winding hole further along is only 50 ft wide so we were told and as we are 62 feet long I think we would have been pushing it! We were going to moor in the basin but decided to head back through Snarestone tunnel and moor, as there are good moorings and open fields. Once we had got moored we had a walk to the Globe pub for a cold beer.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lovely Morgan car.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We left Snarestone yesterday mooring and started heading back along the Ashby canal.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>These geese have their hands full.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we arrived back to the moorings at Stoke Golding there </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>are plenty of moorings so we moored almost in the same spot as we had left on Sunday.</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-5281237154536982492018-05-17T01:12:00.002-07:002018-05-17T01:12:48.833-07:00Happy Birthday Jaz<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday 17th May</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Today Jaz is 3 years old! It doesn't seem 3 years since we got her when Ben & Michelle who bred her delivered her to us when we were on the River Avon.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>She has grown up lovely.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday morning it was cold and breezy as we set off, what a difference to the previous day when we were in t-shirts but now we were in sweatshirts and I had my coat on too! After Kev had got through Sutton stop lock I walked with Jaz over to the services while Kev turned onto the Coventry canal and reversed back to the water point where I met him. While he filled with water etc I took Jaz across the fields for walk.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we set off from the water point the wind had picked up and it was bloody cold, unbelievable after all the lovely sun we have had.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A big difference to when it was the pub!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was still very windy as we were cruising on the Ashby, we passed a few boats heading in the opposite direction, we had a bit of a mishap at one point as there was a hire boat heading towards us and as we got closer to it their bow started to veer towards us and so I went into reverse quickly but we still hit the other boat! The man on the tiller said he was aground and there was nothing he could do, I must admit from what we could see he did have his tiller the correct way but his stern was stuck. If I hadn't gone astern then it would have been worse. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kev rubbed it down after we moored and put primer on it, this morning he has painted it and it is fine.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We left Braunston on Sunday morning, while Kev let go I walked to the bottom lock with Jaz to open the lock gate for him, a boat had come up before we were ready to leave so it was full although I had to open a paddle as it was leaking. When Kev was in the lock we swapped places and when the lock was empty and I was out of the lock Kev walked with Jaz with me following slowly. We stopped at the elsan point to do the usual emptying of the cassette! With Kev & Jaz back on board we set off again.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A nice morning for cruising, a bit cool first thing but warmed up nicely as the day went on.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Looks like the construction of a new bridge.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is on the outskirts of Rugby.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It looks like there is a new road leading to this new bridge which seems to start from before Hillmorton locks on the opposite side to the towpath side.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A familiar boat close to Clifton cruisers. (note the boat ahead of us)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The new owner of Nb No Problem</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We had been following a boat after the new bridge construction, now I know you should not be in a rush and we certainly aren't and we don't go fast but this boat was that slow Kev spent more time out of gear than in gear! The boat in the picture above is the slow boat and we followed it all the way to the moorings at Brownsover where they pulled over onto the 24hour mooring and tied up,we moored on the towpath side as the moorings were full. They didn't stay though so what they stopped for I will never know.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We were going to pull across when they were leaving but there was a boat that had just tied up behind us so we told them they could have the mooring as they were meeting family and we would stay where we were. We went to Tesco for shopping and then once we were back on board and had unpacked it all, I went to the retail shops while Kev sat outside the boat with Jaz.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Another familiar boat moored at Brownsover.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday was my birthday, and we wanted to get to Hawkesbury Junction so we could go for a meal in the Greyhound pub. We had a nice cruise in the sunshine again and as we got to the moorings at All Oaks Wood we spotted another familiar boat...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nb Muleless.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We slowed down and sounded the horn, but nobody came out, think they were hiding from us!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bye!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got to the moorings at Hawkesbury junction there was only one boat moored so we pulled in behind it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Moored in the sunshine.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We got our chairs out and sat in the sun with Jaz, a small boat came up to moor behind us with a woman who was single handed so Kev helped her moor up, she had a dog and so Jaz was very happy as they played with each other for most of the afternoon. We wanted to book a table in the restaurant at the Greyhound pub but they were full all night but said they started doing food at 5pm and if we wanted to eat in the bar that should be ok. So we went over at just after 5pm and it was packed with people sat outside but it was fine inside so we got a table easily. We had a lovely meal and we decided to stay put today and we have booked a table in the restaurant for tonight as today is our wedding anniversary.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Thursday morning we set off from our mooring near bridge 36 at about 8am, It was a fine morning but you could feel how the temperature from previous days had dropped and we actually had to have our fleeces on! When we to to Yelvertoft we pulled over onto the water point and topped our water up and Kev took the rubbish over to the bins.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Passing Yelvertoft Marina.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Not seen too many ducks with many ducklings but she had a few!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First goslings we have seen.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approaching Crick Marina entrance.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We moored behind the boat in the above photo, once we were sorted we had a walk around Crick marina to see if we could see our first boat 4Evermoore, we weren't sure what it would look like as we had been told that it was getting a new paint job so we don't actually know what it looks like now, we only have the number. We didn't see it though and probably they were out on the cut somewhere or maybe have moved to another marina. We had a walk over to ABNB and they had several boats for sale, our friend Nigel may take his boat there to sell. We then had a walk into the village to pop to the Co-op there and then we walked over the road to the Wheatsheaf pub and sat outside with Jaz for a beer. Crick will be busy in a couple of weeks as it is the Crick boat show.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday morning we were away early at 7.45 am, although not deliberately we just happened to be ready by then.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Through bridge12 at Crick, this boat was for sale too!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>ABNB very full, although some are just moored not for sale!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Crick Tunnel.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We never passed any boats through the tunnel but when we were through there were 3 boats heading for the tunnel so at least we didn't meet them in the tunnel!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A nosy little calf.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Under the M1 motorway </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Just as we were through the motorway bridge we pulled over to the services at Watford top lock. While Kev was emptying the cassette I went to find the Lockie to let him know we wanted to go down the locks. There was a boat coming up when I found the lockie who said we could start heading down once this boat had come up through the top lock.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The lockie with a new trainee!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Love this little toll house at Norton junction.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We turned right at Norton junction and headed for Braunston tunnel, we only met one boat in the tunnel but as we were just leaving there were 2 boats waiting to enter, the first boat asked us "what do I do here then" so I suppose this was the first tunnel he had been through😊</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Braunston Tunnel.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This little icebreaker is for sale too.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We went down the first 5 locks on our own and when we got into the last pound we moored before the bottom lock after a boater who was coming up told us it was full down at the bottom and some were double breasted! We took Jaz for a walk to Midland chandlers as Kev need a new catch for the back doors as one had broken, we then walked to the village itself and went into The Plough for a beer, thirsty work all this walking! We popped into the small village stores and then walked back to the boat. We will stay here until tomorrow and then will head off.</b></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-58209124830136555512018-05-09T06:09:00.002-07:002018-05-09T06:09:54.218-07:00A nice quiet mooring <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday 9th May</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday morning I had a walk to the shop for a few bits while Kev backed the boat back through into the basin to empty the cassette & get rid of the rubbish at the services and by the time he was finished I was back and he pulled across the basin where I was able to get on board but Kev got Jaz off and after pushing the bow off for me he walked along the towpath with me following on the boat. I must admit I didn't expect to see so many large homes along this stretch leaving Market Harborough although a woman had told Kev it is called millionaires row! After about a mile I put the bow into the towpath side so Kev & Jaz could get back on board. It was another lovely day as we cruised back towards Foxton. The only other stop we had was the swing bridge.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we got to Foxton Locks, I went up to see the lockie to tell him we were wanting to go up the locks and luckily he said we could go in the bottom lock and follow the boat that was just in the second lock going up.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When we were at the top of the locks we moored on the 48hour moorings close to bridge 60. We had a walk back to the top lock cafe and sat and had a cornet.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We were moored close to the above sculpture and Jaz was scared of it, she is scared of horses and I think she thought it was real and I had to pull her past it!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning was a bit cooler but still sunny and when we were ready to leave our mooring I pushed the bow off for Kev and I walked with Jaz with Kev following on the boat today. I walked for a while and then got back on board with Jaz at bridge 58.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approaching Husbands Bosworth Tunnel</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And leaving the tunnel, with a boat behind us.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Saturday the washing was all dried in the lovely sunshine, we had a walk into Wigston Harcourt which was a twenty five minute walk to the B&Q as Kev wanted a couple of things from there so I went into the Aldi next door to it. We spent the rest of the day sat on the towpath in the sunshine and in the evening we had a walk across to the Navigation pub for a couple of beers, plenty of people sat outside the pub taking in the lovely weather at last!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday morning we moved the boat across the canal to the services and filled up with water, emptied the rubbish and the cassette too. A boat that had been moored behind us set off just as we were finishing filling the water and we thought that they would have waited for us at the first lock of the day as we weren't far behind them, but they didn't! Kev had walked with Jaz to the lock ahead of me to set the lock. He had spoken to the couple on the boat that was ahead of us and they did wait for us at the next lock.We shared the next few locks with them and then we caught up to a boat that was on their own so we told the couple we had been sharing the locks with to go ahead with them, and we would carry on by ourselves.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We were going to moor at Fleckney but there was a boat already moored there and there wasn't enough room for us to get onto the moorings so we carried on to Foxton where we moored. We went for a meal in the Foxton Locks Inn, we had the carvery but it wasn't that good, so don't think we would go back there again.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This morning while Kev left the mooring I walked with Jaz and set off toward Market Harborough as we have never been there before, it was lovely very peaceful and once again the sun was out and was lovely and warm, when we got to Foxton swing bridge Kev had to pull over and tie up as we needed the CRT key to work the swing bridge so we put Jaz on board and Kev worked the controls of the bridge while I took the boat through.</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-64649299343865758542018-05-05T01:36:00.002-07:002018-05-05T01:37:21.128-07:00Through Leicester.<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday 5th May</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We carried on and when we got through Gees lock we moored for a sandwich. We were helped through the previous 2 locks as there were some CRT men doing some inspection work on the locks. When we got to Kilby we moored opposite the water point and services. We had a shower and then had a walk over Kilby canal bridge to the Navigation pub with Jaz and sat outside for a couple of beers. We will pull across to the services tomorrow for water etc. before we leave.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A beautiful morning here today so the washer is on!</b></span></div>
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<b>Yesterday morning was a very different start to the day from Tuesday when we left Shardlow, it rained up until noon when the sun appeared. There were 2 boats moored behind us and they like us decided to make a move, they both left and we followed shortly after around 1.30pm.</b><br />
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<b>Through Pillings flood lock.</b></div>
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Barrow deep lock</div>
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<b>Waiting for lock to fill.</b></div>
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<b>Nobody sat outside the Navigation pub.</b></div>
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<b>As we were approaching Mountsorrel lock the flow from the weir was quite strong and it was quite breezy too, but we managed to get onto the lock landing ok. The two boats that were ahead of us were still in the lock when Kev went to it. Once they were out of the lock the two women stayed to help Kev with it while I brought the boat in. The two boats were mooring at Mountsorrel so we carried on passed them.</b></div>
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<b>The weir at Mountsorrel</b></div>
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<b>Mountsorrel lock</b></div>
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<b> As we were continuing along the wind started to pick up and the current was flowing quite fast against us and when we reached Sileby lock we were going to moor up and call it a day but the moorings were not good so we managed to get up through Sileby lock and moored above it. The level marker at the lock was on the red so we were glad to stay put.</b></div>
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<b>Sileby lock, we are moored above.</b></div>
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<b>This morning I took Jaz up to the lock and the level was just in the orange by about an inch so we will stay here until it goes down into the green, the mooring is really quite peaceful with good walking for Jaz.</b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-45650594074578170322018-05-02T01:36:00.000-07:002018-05-02T01:36:03.510-07:00First cruise for 2018<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday 2nd May</span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Well after what has seemed a long wet winter, we finally have got under way. We had to wait to start our first cruise as Kev had to take the boat to dry dock in Nottingham for blacking. I stayed at home with Jaz but Kev had help with the blacking, his brother Ade & his uncle Alan went with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We set off from home on Monday lunchtime and arrived at our marina mid afternoon, Nigel, Kev's friend was already there on his boat. Nigel is preparing his boat for sale as he is having another boat built. We spent the rest of the day unpacking etc and we went into Long Eaton for some groceries then spent the night in our marina.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday morning once Jaz had been walked & we had finished breakfast etc Nigel came over and we had a quick cuppa before setting off. Nigel kindly walked up to Derwent Mouth Lock to set it for us, this was our first lock of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were soon out of the lock and said our farewell to Nigel, what a lovely sunny morning a good start to our cruise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we got to the flood lock at Sawley it was closed so Kev had to go and open it. this flood lock had been closed when Kev had gone through it when he went to Nottingham, mind you with all the rain there has been I am not surprised. When we got to Sawley Locks the lights were on green and there were 2 volunteer lockies on so we were soon down and out on our way again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Passing the entrance to the Erewash canal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After passing the entrance to the Erewash canal we turned right onto the river Soar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quiet cruise so far and when we got to Radcliffe lock there was a boat already in the lock going up, Kev helped them though and then set the lock for me. when we got to the next lock, Kegworth shallow lock we caught up with the boat and shared the lock with them and also the next lock Kegworth deep lock. We let them exit the lock first as we wanted to stop for a bite to eat and let Jaz stretch her legs, so we moored up. After we had had something to eat I decided to give Jaz a good walk so let Kev let go and he followed us on the boat, it was a good couple of miles to Zouch lock were Jaz and myself were ready for a drink, the lock was empty so I was able to open the gate for Kev to enter and once the boat was up in the lock Jaz & I were able to get back on board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I had been shopping in Long eaton I had forgotten one of the most important items, "dog food" so when we got to Loughborough we went into the basin there. There was a boat leaving and the boat we had shared the locks with earlier was moored there. I left Kev there and popped to the Tesco which was only a 5 minute walk so it wasn't long before I was back on board and we were able to head off to turn onto the Grand Union Canal towards Leicester.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First swan making her nest.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-31965085115473507942017-09-18T07:19:00.000-07:002017-09-18T07:19:29.055-07:00"Photos what Photos"Monday 18th September<br />
Last Thursday (14th) after we had moored near Shugborough Hall we had a walk with Jaz to the shop close to the doctors surgery but it had closed down! So we walked round to the Spar further on, I only wanted a few bits & pieces. On our way back to the boat we stopped for a pint in the Clifford Arms, they are very dog friendly and there were 2 other dogs already in the pub, the barmaid came over with a jar full of dog biscuits and gave Jaz a few!<br />
On Friday morning we left our mooring to head for Wolsley Bridge about 8.45am and only had Colwich lock to do and as we approached it there was a boat coming up in the lock so we didn't have to wait too long to get down the lock. When we got to the moorings at Wolseley Bridge there was plenty of room to moor. We wanted to moor there so we could go for an Indian meal at the Shimla Palace, we always go here when we are passing, the food is good and the lads are lovely, very friendly and very helpful when your not sure what to have. We weren't disappointed the meal was excellent.<br />
Saturday morning we were on our way again stopping at Taft Bridge to fill with diesel & get a new gas bottle, the diesel was 63pence per litre & gas bottle was £24, after we were finished we carried on & stopped briefly at Rugeley so I could pop to Tesco to get Jaz her chew sticks while Kev put the gas bottle away & put the additive in the diesel tank. We then set off once again and Kev walked along the towpath for a while with Jaz while I followed on the boat. When we got to the top of Shadehouse lock at Fradley there was a mooring so we tied up there. On Saturday evening Kev & I walked down to the Mucky duck pub for a few pints, we hadn't been here since the new landlord & landlady took over about a year ago. What a vast improvement, the pub was looking good and the cellar room was looking great and there was a man playing a guitar and singing down there. Most of the tables were reserved for people who had booked to eat and the food looked fab, we had already eaten or we would have definitely have had something to eat. There was a really good new menu and one man had ordered a 24oz T-Bone steak!! They are bought to order so you have to pre book for them, there is a vegetarian menu too & Kev said the beer was good too so if anybody is thinking of a meal or a drink when your in Fradley I am sure you won't be disappointed. Apparently the brewery have spent £40,000 on the kitchen alone!!<br />
Yesterday morning I went to fill the lock while Kev brought the boat in and when we got down to the 3rd lock at Fradley where the junction is there was a volunteer lockie on so he had the lock ready for Kev while I caught up. After that lock we stopped at the services to get rid of the rubbish & empty the cassette and then I headed for the next lock to get it ready for Kev. When we got to Branston we stopped for lunch and then I walked once again to Branston lock where there was a boat coming up the lock so by the time Kev got to it the boat was just about ready to leave.<br />
When we got to Willington we moored up, We had a walk to the Green Dragon pub and had a pint and then walked to The Rising Sun pub for a few games of pool and a few pints too! There is a new landlord & landlady in this pub too and they had only been there a few weeks, really friendly people and the landlady put mini pies, roast potatoes & gravy on the bar for everybody which is a nice touch but once again we didn't have any as we were going to have a Chinese takeaway! So when we left the pub Kev went to the Chinese while I went back to the boat to put the oven on and warm the plates, lovely Chinese it was too!!<br />
This morning we moved across to the services to get rid of rubbish once again and empty another cassette, I then walked Jaz for a while then got back on board at Buckford bridge, we passed a familiar boat along the way Nb Inca,when we got to our first double lock Kev got off to go set the lock while I waited on the boat. Nobody to share the lock with so I was on my own in the lock but its not bad going down these double locks on your own.<br />
We stopped before Weston for a bite to eat and then as we left Kev stayed on the towpath and took Jaz to Weston lock while I followed once again on the boat.<br />
For some reason the camera hasn't got any photos that I have took since the last post, probably no great loss there then lol.<br />
We are now back in our marina at Shardlow and will go home tomorrow, we are going home a bit earlier than we expected to be as our cottage we rent out has become vacant and the girl Nicky from the letting agency who looks after it told us there are quite a few holes in the walls that need filling, so Kev will fill them then emulsion the walls while I clean the place after he has finished.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465666098782253026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675322617955267480.post-81283150606222142122017-09-14T06:34:00.000-07:002017-09-14T06:34:25.552-07:00Back on the Trent & Mersey CanalThursday 14th September<br />
Last Sunday (10th)we left Kinver quite early and I walked ahead with Jaz to set the first lock, we pulled over after the lock at the services to get rid of some rubbish etc and then I walked on with Jaz to the next lock and as I was nearing the lock there was a woman just about to fill the lock when she saw me with my windlass, Kev then came on the boat and was able to go straight in. We saw more boats on that Sunday morning than we had seen in a few days! When we got to the Bratch locks I got off the boat and went ahead with the windlass to let the lockie know we were there. He said we could go straight into the bottom lock, it was very quiet at the Bratch locks, usually there are a few boats coming and going and people walking etc but that day there was only a couple of people about watching us come up the locks. It was quite a miserable day and after we had got up through the locks we moored on the visitor moorings.<br />
On Monday morning it started to rain as we left our mooring, I was walking with Jaz to set the first lock while Kev followed on the boat, Jaz hates the rain and all she wanted to do was get back on board! By the time Kev had got up in the lock it stopped raining so Jaz was happy to carry on with her morning walk!<br />
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Passing Autherely Junction</div>
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There was a boat waiting at the end of the cutting to come through.</div>
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We wanted to get to Cross Green that day and we managed to get moored there about lunchtime close to the Fox & Anchor pub. The reason we wanted to get moored there was that Kev's friend Nigel was coming to us there, he arrived about 5pm and we had some tea and later Kev & Nigel went to the pub for a couple of beers while I was boring and stayed to watch Emmerdale, (yes sad I know). Nigel stayed the night and after a cooked brekkie on Tuesday morning Kev went with Nigel to Hatherton marina to see the progress of Nigel's new boat in build. I took Jaz for a walk and then I let go of the mooring ropes and I set off to pick Kev up at Hatherton. As I was approaching the junction at Hatherton I rang Kev to tell him where I was and so I turned right towards the locks below the marina where both Kev & Nigel were waiting, I had to pick Kev up there as there is no way he could otherwise get picked up. Once he was on board I reversed the boat back to the junction and we turned to head for Penkridge where we moored. We wanted to get there before the bad winds which had been reported, headed our way, we were moored on the visitor moorings before Penkridge lock. Well the winds didn't come to anything much and we had a few gusts and an odd shower but that was that.<br />
Yesterday morning about 10.30am we moved across to the water point before the lock and filled with water. Once the tank was full I walked over to fill the lock ready for Kev to bring the boat into, we had an uneventful cruise and only passed a few boats along the way and when we got through Acton bridge we moored on a really quiet spot.<br />
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This morning it had been raining before we left so the towpath was quite wet, we were up early as usual and as there were no other boats moored with us we were able to start the engine and put a quick wash on before we left. As we were getting ready to leave a boat towing a butty came passed us going the same direction as us and also there was a boat moored further along from us also going the same way who had decided to leave at the same time! We stayed put and and a cuppa to give them time to get down the first lock for today, Deptmore lock and so I walked Jaz to the lock leaving Kev once again to follow on the boat. By the time we were at Deptmore lock the boat & butty had gone down and a boat was coming up, the other boat that had set off before us was the Fudge boat and they told me they were stopping just before Radford bridge. So at least we would only have the boat & butty ahead of us!</div>
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Waiting for a boat to come through Radford Bridge</div>
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Passed this boat with it's lovely little play area, man made!</div>
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This boat passed just before the river Sow Aqueduct, super little motorbike on board!</div>
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About to cross river Sow aqueduct</div>
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A quick hello to Nb Klara, we passed them shortly before we got to the aqueduct, they said they read the blog, thanks to you both.</div>
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Tixall lock, & the cottage alongside looking very pretty.</div>
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After we had got down Tixall lock Kev walked Jaz for a while and I followed on the boat and then picked them both up at Swivel bridge. We stopped briefly at the aqueduct close to Gt Haywood junction so Kev could pull a branch off the bow of the boat and the we carried on and turned right at the junction and went down Gt Haywood lock and we are now moored close to Shugborough Hall.</div>
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