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From Drought to Deluge
When I left you at the end of August, we were in Bollington in the middle of a dry spell with alarmingly low water levels and needed to decide whether to stay put or to move to one of the designated areas that the CRT would try and keep 'in water'. In the end we decided to move south to Bosley. It was in the middle of nowhere but, hey, hopefully we might stay afloat! We were a bit hesitant about the journey - would there be enough water to get there or would we get stuck?
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Nov 30, 20257 min read
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Going nowhere slowly...
Where has the time gone? My last blog finished at Easter! Little did we know then that we'd still be on the Macclesfield Canal now. ...
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Aug 28, 20257 min read
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Peaks and troughs
We last left you having just joined the Peak Forest Canal. Little did we know that we would end up staying this long, but read on to...
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May 26, 20257 min read
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From snow to sun
It's probably a bit late to wish you a Happy New Year but I hope all is good and 2025 is treating you well so far. Winter is normally...
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Mar 13, 20255 min read
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Best laid plans...
My intention was to publish a final blog for 2024 and wish you all a 'Happy Christmas' but time rather ran away with me. Anyway, I hope...
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Dec 30, 20245 min read
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Liverpool bound
Well hello there! It's been a while since my last blog when we were on the Monty at the end of June and a fair bit of water under a...
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Nov 9, 20245 min read
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Mooching down the Monty
It was time to go down the Montgomery Canal and we were very excited to leave the busy Llangollen for a while. Originally stretching 32...
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Jul 21, 20244 min read
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History and heritage
After the exciting crossing of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct we nosed our way through all the hire boats and moored in the peaceful serenity...
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Jul 6, 20245 min read
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The Stream in the Sky
On the 1st of April, and after Rob got me yet again with a timely April Fool, we left beautiful Blake Mere, went through Ellesmere tunnel...
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May 6, 20245 min read
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The Old and the New
It was lovely returning to Audlem after visiting it back in 2021. In between work, and while Rob was visiting his Mum, I browsed around...
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Apr 6, 20245 min read
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Coming full circle
Well, February was much the same as January - cold, wet and windy. No frozen canals to deal with, but lots of rain which turned the...
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Mar 7, 20245 min read
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Slow Boat To Brewood
Okay, so it's probably a bit too late to say Happy New Year - but what the heck! We left you last time at Tixall Wide in mid-December on...
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Jan 28, 20244 min read
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Winter's on its way
We left our lovely mooring and chugged our way past Stourton Junction where the Stourbridge Canal heads off to the east, and after some...
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Dec 22, 20235 min read
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Afon Hafren - The Return!
It was time to leave the safety of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal and head back onto the River Severn. We descended Gloucester Lock...
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Nov 17, 20236 min read
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A social whirl
Sharpness was basking in, what seemed like, yet another heatwave. We cleaned the boat roof, chatted to some friendly visiting Londoners...
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Oct 24, 20234 min read
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To the end of the world
It was time to head onto the River Severn - or Afon Hafren if you're Welsh! We were a bit nervous, to be honest, perhaps due to it being...
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Oct 4, 20236 min read
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Avon Calling!
At the end of the last blog we were about to leave Wootton Wawen. We needed to top up our diesel and the handy marina by the aqueduct...
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Sep 10, 20236 min read
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Leaving the Grand Union
We'd reached Napton Junction but, unlike last year when carried on down the Oxford Canal, this time we turned right to continue on the...
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Aug 8, 20235 min read
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On the move again!
After a visit up to Rob's Mum, we returned to Jasmine and celebrated his birthday with a relaxing chug to Cosgrove aqueduct, a pint in...
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Jul 13, 20236 min read
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An unexpected sojourn
It seems a long time since our last blog, but a lot has happened since we were at Circus Fields Basin on the Aylesbury canal. Returning...
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May 20, 20234 min read
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