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 […]
A journey of two days to get us into Newbold on Avon, just outside of Rugby. Were here as there is a hire car company fairly close near by, and Anna has the weekend away. It was a cold one on Tuesday, when we left the mooring early.. I wanted to get 2 hours moving […]
Its getting colder in the morning now.. the fire just about keeps going through the night, but with the cold nights – its battle to not going out whilst were all asleep is a losing one! Were going to head down to Coventry today – but there is a change of plan (twice in one […]
Well.. its getting close to when Anna has several markets and fairs that she needs to attend towards the end of the month, so we need to start moving onto somewhere with a hire car. Yes, we could stay in Hinckley and get the car from here again, but that would mean staying put on […]
An early start to the day today.. the 3G signal here is rubbish, and I have several meetings to attend in the afternoon.. so I need to get us relocated to somewhere with a good signal, that we can stay put at for a little while.. so its onto Hinckley again.. The microwave decided to […]
There’s a break in the weather, the rain has eased so were off and moving for a little while during an (extended) lunch break. I’m going to get as far as we can, with the time we have as I have things to get sorted, and these shorter daylight hours are not helping! Pulled in […]
It’s a day out for armistice day this year.. to the Battlefield line to see and travel on a working steam train. The line only runs between Shackerstone, through Market Bosworth and to Shenton, but its good to see working steam trains. They also do “poirot” days.. but no more of those are available […]
It’s a Saturday.. no work.. and plenty of piloting to do today.. we need to get to the end of the canal, turn around and come back to Shackerstone as the Battle Field Line should be running some steam trains tomorrow.. and it would be cool to see what we have running on armistice day.. […]
A quick run this morning, to move onto somewhere that has a shop within walking distance (just incase) and to get a few more miles done.. I have a little time this morning, so can spend an hour shifting the boat before I need to get logged back into work.. Fairly uneventful short run with […]
Its time to move on once more, the cars been returned and there is nothing to hold us here now. Anna did an Aldi big shop yesterday whilst we still had the car to ferry it all back to the boat.. so were all set. It’s a quick run to get some water, get rid […]
Time to move on from Nuneaton.. Quick run to the Sainsbury’s to get some supplies in for the next few days, as we plan to move onto the Ashby canal and upto Hinckley where the cars booked for the weekend and next week, and as there is not a lot on the Ashby within walking […]
48hrs are up.. time to move on.. come on “Wake up wake up we have locks to do!!!” ” Awww Dad.. Don’t wanna… sleeping…” “Oh look.. Tiggy has given birth to a kitten during the night..”.. “What.. where.. let me see…” Well.. if anything, that got them out of bed! So we have another […]