Time to run the River Soar.. Planned to get up at 7am, get some bits done ready for an early start so that we can get to the marina north of Leicester. Didn’t quite work out that way.. alarm went off.. got turned off.. got up a few hours later! oops! There is something nice […]
Time to move on from Wigston.. Been fortunate here a few days ago, there are no fuel boats that run this stretch, a distinct lack of marinas, and a very empty diesel tank is a cause for concern – however; when speaking with one of our neighbours about how he gets fuel, as I haven’t […]
We’ve stretched everything as far as we can, and we need some cat and dog food before we have a riot on our hands.. so we need to get moving – and of course – the canal froze up again last night, and its a thick one.. so this is going to be heavy going […]
It was another cold and frosty start this morning.. Canal frozen up – but we have a guest today.. Anna is up and joining us for the journey down the locks (she was up before I was this morning!) 😀 (Going to get shot for that when she see’s this) 5 locks on the cards […]
I had my instructions for this morning.. Get some bits in from the shop at the bottom lock before we leave.. as there was no eggs or ham at the shop yesterday.. So.. managed to get a dozen eggs, and a pack of ham from the shop (admittedly, the ham was from the tea room […]
As were here, and we need to move from Foxton today, were going to run down to Market Harborough.. just to get some supplies in at the shop, and to also say we’ve been there! Set off reasonably early and its a nice-ish day.. bit grey, still cold.. but no rain.. Got to a swing […]
It was a late start, planned to be on the move at 9.. didn’t wake up till 10:30.. weekend huh 😀 But we should be OK.. its only an hour and a half to Foxton, and were going to stop soon after that – so its not like we wont get there in the […]
As a bit of a change, I thought I would add some history to an extra entry for today – as were passing through the tunnel and past Husbands Bosworth.. and yes.. whilst this is well before the canal existed.. where would we be without our history to look back and learn from! On […]
‘Twaz a cold and frosty morning when Keith came out from the boat and said “Sod this.. tiz bloomin cold and frozen up!”.. and promptly took his coffee back back down into the warm (which, oddly enough the fire last night managed to keep the boat at a balmy 12 degrees throughout).. But.. its time […]
The signal in Crick is flakey, BTWifi is just as flakey – so its time to move on. Dawson has been sent to the shop to get some more supplies in so were covered until the end of the weekend and were setting off.. First.. Pull in a Crick Marina to top off the diesel […]
Been here for 3 days now.. we did only plan to over-night here, but the weather (and side winds) had other plans for us. But there’s been plenty of “given wood” for me to collect, prep and store on the roof for the fire – so being warm is organised for the coming days – […]
It’s time to move on once more.. we’ve been at Norton Junction for 2 weeks now – happily using the new armco and towpath that the CRT put in in the last 12 months (not sure when, but when we were last here on the way south over a year ago – this stretch was […]
After several weeks in Braunston.. fighting for a signal.. dealing with a listing boat.. hoping the only spot for miles that has a signal (occasionally) is still there when we get back from a water run.. I’m glad to be on the move again. It’s been a mild few weeks here, and having the Boathouse […]
OK.. Time to call it.. the signal is rubbish and totally unworkable.. and to add to that – with the possibility of a frozen canal by Friday.. the toilet tank is pretty full also.. Time to go out and wander with the phone – and check some signal strength spots. Managed to find a spot […]
A journey of several days covers the run to Braunston.. It ended up being a full 14 days in Newbold on Avon, moving once during that time just to do a services run, and to come back to roughly where we were. There was 2 needs for a car in the end, so it was […]