The plan today was to get to Abingdon-on-Thames – the current against us whilst moving upstream had other ideas.. And no.. before you ask.. there are not a lot of people emptying out their bath water into the Thames.. the froth is from the water getting aerated over the weir! – we know.. being moored […]
CAT! CAT! CAT! “Loony-toon” escaped.. twice.. whilst we were getting ready to get moving as the boards have not changed yet – but were expecting them too.. Chances are there still red simply because the lockie is not on duty yet.. And yes.. the boards are now yellow.. and Luna is securely locked in […]
The day was going oh so well.. We set off from Caversham once the stream warning board changed to yellow. Thankfully, we still had all the cats in from the night before – with the nights getting colder, there not interested in spending all the night out! ( thankfully ) We managed to get 6.7 […]
Well that’s that then! The day was going oh so well too.. Set off early this morning to get clear of the K&A, get upstream to Goring lock for Friday night, and possibly Saturday night.. Managed to get down Fobney lock before a work boat and butty that were double breasted got there, not that […]
The nights are drawing in, its starting to get colder.. but we haven’t broken out the fire quite yet.. It’s still summer until we do.. and were hanging onto “summer” for as long as we can! 😀 Were making a quick run off the K&A, onto the Thames and back again to get a full […]
No content or photos for this one.. but there is a GPS track.. 😉
Time to move on – but first.. a run down the Prees Branch to Whixhall Marina as we need some diesel, and a full water tank would be nice.. It’s a little bit narrow on this stretch.. And into the marina basin.. I can see a spot.. but with these side winds.. this should be […]
We stayed put until the weekend – lots of work to get done, and we had a reasonable signal – but before we get moving.. it’s time for an oil and filter change on the engine.. Celeste.. Now that’s done.. let’s get moving.. Through Ellesmere tunnel and past Blake Mere lake.. And past the […]
Just about got a signal this morning to allow me to log into the CRT web site and amend the booking before the 10am cut off.. Set off at 10:30 to get to the lock.. working on the thought that if we get there early, we can moor on the lock landing for an hour […]
It’s a Saturday morning.. the car was booked until Tuesday.. but with bugger all signal here – I think we need to move.. so the car has gone back early (with a refund for the unused days) and were good to go. I’m also back in the bad books.. the toilet tanks full and we […]
We knew that we were not going far until 12pm today.. as the locks would not be open.. so we set off about 11:30 – plenty of time to get to the locks before noon and hopefully be the first down.. Were we the first down.. no chance.. There were 5 waiting to go down.. […]
I will be needing a car for the end of this week and a few phone calls have dictated that we need to go down the Montgomery Canal, as there is a hire company in Owestry and they will pick me up from Queen’s Head – so its a call to the CRT to book […]
Time to move on from Ellesmere.. its been 3 days of rain here, with some hail mixed in – but that’s because Anna got woken up by someone on a boat banging and clanking about – waking her up.. Funnily enough.. the weather report is stating sun with mixed showers now.. but that’s because she’s […]
What a soggy, cold & miserable day.. So there’s not going to be a lot of photos on this one! (As it is, my phone’s bagged so I can at least still see the map and get a track out of it) No locks.. just lift bridges today.. Not doing the Prees Branch – that’s […]
Another bank holiday.. another day of moving 😉 Time to get a little further towards Wales.. we won’t be crossing the border today though.. possibly Wednesday.. as the way the canal routes (with some of it being the border) – its almost like it’s trying to avoid crossing over from England! Managed to get through […]