tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87266753099359696422024-03-13T02:28:20.250+00:00nb Black BessThis site is the story of our narrow boat and the travels on the canal systems in the UKMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-58816707555224908952018-07-09T20:47:00.001+01:002018-07-09T20:47:05.357+01:00Goodbye to Black Bess- you have been fantastic<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-8090-e01b-3365-0af7308f1a89" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After only 3 weeks we said goodbye to BB today as her new owner is moving her to the River Nene/Ouse area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My most favourite picture of BB was from our first long trip which included Llangollen in spring 2008. On that occasion we came down the Shroppie but turned right at Autherley Junction onto the Staffs and Worcs towards Stourport. The picture below has Anne on the helm with me doing the locks. The sun had suddenly come out and provided a lovely scene dominated by the red rock as she eased BB beautifully into the lock.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-15540858141316021632018-06-21T20:15:00.000+01:002018-06-21T20:15:14.191+01:00Nb Black Bess For Sale<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-23c1-49cc-dc51-0baa26214a62" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After 14 fantastic years of cruising with Black Bess we have, after a great deal of heart searching, decided that there are a lot of other things we want to do especialĺy in the UK away from the canals. That is why our last trip out with her to Llangollen ended at Crick Wharf where we delivered BB to ABNB.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-the lovely people that you meet at the locks and at the moorings at the end of a day’s cruising.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- who says you cannot get away from people and light pollution. All you have to do is cruise sections of the network. In particular for us is the South Oxford canal above Marston Dole and parts of the Shropshire Union.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-the sheer delight of not knowing what is round the next bend or through the next lock or bridge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One journey ends and new ones begin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you have enjoyed my ramblings. Anne did not always agree with my comments!!!!!</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-90475268296725508992018-06-14T23:15:00.001+01:002018-06-14T23:15:36.706+01:00Through Braunston and now at Crick Wharf.<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-004a-6551-9b12-252fa65e8a50" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have continued to wend our way from Hillmorton but each time we have moored up we have been in the mobile black hole. That is why this is a bulk post to catch up on the final part of our trip. For the first time in a long while we didn’t turn right at Braunston Turn but went straight on up the locks. We moored above the top lock just before the tunnel so that we could have an early start through in the morning. At 06.50 we went through and did not see any other boat. I just don’t like it as there are several bends in it. I suppose that isn’t surprising when it was completed in 1796. We turned onto the Leicester Arm and went up The Watford flight which includes a group of four staircase locks - ie the second gate of the first lock becomes the first gate of the next lock and so on. It is one of my favourite groups despite the fact it nestles between the West coast main line and the M1. Neither of which would know the locks existed.</span></div>
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<br />Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-34145833763889114892018-06-08T20:30:00.001+01:002018-06-08T20:30:09.911+01:00Through Hawkesbury Junction and now below Hillmorton locks.<span id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-e0ce-8bcd-eb1e-8fe41148e12a" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We continue to make steady progress although the weather has changed its approach. Compared to the last few weeks its been a cloudy and chilly start with the sun finally making its appearance during the afternoon. Last night we were moored at Hawkesbury Junction There are not many suitable moorings as you head south towards Rugby so we had a longish day of nearly 6 hours to do 16 miles. We are now moored just before the bottom lock at Hillmorton. Now all the building work on the new M1 link road has finished for the day it's very rural!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne closing the lock after I had made a perfect turn - as usual nobody was around to appreciate it. We are now on the Oxford canal. The Coventry canal is behind the building on the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interesting Mural on an old railway bridge support.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The great weather continues to follow us although we have had a few very chilly mornings that have taken to the early afternoon before warming up. Over the last few days we have left the Trent & Mersey Canal at Fradley Junction where we turned on to the Coventry Canal. Yesterday we managed one of our longest days of 7.2 hours in which we did 4 locks and 18 miles. We moored last night just past Polesworth where we met Mervyn and Sophia on nb Shear Maddness. They are on the way to the Llangollen Canal and return in under 4 weeks which involves 11/12 hour days. It will have taken us 8 weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tonight we have gone up the 11 locks of the Atherstone flight and are moored just before bridge 36.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to Fradley from the Trent & Mersey canal which is coming up from the River Trent at Shardlow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fradley Junction behind me to Shardlow,straight ahead the T & M to Great Haywood and to the left is the Coventry Canal where we are going.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The large working boat Hadley approaching the top lock at Fradley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's so lovely to see cygnets taking a ride on mum's back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new type of water taxi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring tonight past Atherstone and just before bridge 36.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I missed these two large birds on a wall going through Fazeley Junction last time</td></tr>
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Another varied selection of boat names and things people collect on their boats- enjoy!<br />
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-43954805311432854592018-06-03T20:35:00.000+01:002018-06-03T20:35:26.509+01:00Great weekend in Great Haywood<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-c714-ae3d-2dbe-57e1fbd5e4d3" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have spent the last few days around the Great Haywood area. Yesterday we moored at Tixall Wide which feels like you are mooring at the side of a lake. The other bonus is that it has a very low down tow path which makes it very easy to touch up the paintwork along the side of the hull. This morning we left early and went to the junction with the Trent & Mersey canal and stopped for water. There were loads of boats moored but we managed to find a mooring above Haywood Lock. On walking back later the junction was chaos with boats appearing from all directions - a smug smile to each other for coming through earlier!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We then met Jeff and Sylvia at the Farm Shop cafe by bridge 74 for lunch. The main reason was to catch up on news and secondly for Jeff to deliver my new 0 gauge coach ordered when we last saw them in April. A short cruise followed before we said our goodbyes. We then had a very pleasant late afternoon cruise to Wolesey Bridge no 70.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A narrow boat anchored out in the middle of Tixall Wide something you do not see at all as most narrow boaters would not feel comfortable unless moored to something solid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A final view as we leave Tixall Wide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring from bridge 70 tonight</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-57032635125692566682018-06-01T20:57:00.001+01:002018-06-01T20:57:21.624+01:00Just past Acton Trussell next stop Great Haywood<span id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-bcd7-b880-f445-d9cb69dcadf4" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another very humid day but a very pleasant cruise past Acton Trussell where we moored above Deptmore Lock. The only event during the day was a boater having problems with his gearbox who managed to ram a top gate on a lock. Luckily there was no damage done. A similar event this week at lock 4 on the Audlem flight has resulted in a short closure and some heavy Canal & River Trust equipment to sort it out. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stern of Lady Hatherton a classic inspection launch built for the Staffs & Worcs Canal Co in 1898 - details can be found in the <a href="http://hnbc.org.uk/">Historic Narrow Boat Club.</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the boat moored ahead of us tonight. It's built by Steve Hudson in a classic style of a traditional working boat and fabulous it looks too. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago and these boats are no longer being built.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring tonight in open countryside just above Deptmore lock No 42.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-57196603531006743172018-05-31T18:27:00.000+01:002018-05-31T18:28:40.515+01:00Now on Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal above Penkridge lock<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-b729-7d79-4184-b790f84f5bc9" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have now left the Shropshire Union Canal and started to wend our way along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire to Great Hayward. The weather has been very mixed with mist, drizzle, heavy rain, hot sun and high humidity.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old buildings at Autherley Junction the end of the Shropie. The left one is the old toll house. The larger one is the old lock keepers cottage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign is Stourport right and Great Hayward left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think it refers to the boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cormorant drying its wings - we have not seen many of these.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atherton lock is about 100 yards from the north bound carriage way of the M6.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring tonight just before Penkridge lock. We are second on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fisherman on the boat behind us tonight.</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-28513123873339938762018-05-29T20:51:00.000+01:002018-05-29T20:51:13.432+01:00Past Brewood and now at my falling in point again<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-ad60-f9d7-c213-f927d15672da" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been making our way down the Shropshire Union over the last three days in lovely warm and humid sunshine. We have managed to miss most of the heavy storms except for last Sunday afternoon. Luckily we had already moored up so watched it from the comfortable inside of the boat. When we went up the Audlem flight of 15 locks on Saturday,moorings were in short supply as they were holding a music and beer festival. We did in fact find a space made for BB and the music sounded really good. Anne went into Audlem Mill which is an excellent craft centre for a few things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now moored just past Brewood at bridge 8 which is famous to me as it is where I fell in on the way up. Thankfully I didn’t repeat the experience.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne guarding the entrance to a lock on the Audlum flight. She doesn't like steering into any of the locks around this area as they all have those damn ferocious by washes. Soon they will be over and I will be able to do some locks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nb Empress which was originally steam powered and owned by Fellows Morton and Clayton - it is nearly 120 years old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Gnosall you go through the 81 yard Cowley tunnel which is unlined through sandstone. It has one of the most spectacular tunnel entrances.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks like a landing craft as you approach it.</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-56777681223804221532018-05-29T20:27:00.000+01:002018-05-29T20:27:26.625+01:00Narrowboat figures and animals<span id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-ad5a-4c25-1a96-3f67c98efeb1" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Figures and animals have started to appear as something that boat owners seem to collect and display on their boats. Some examples of these are below - you can draw your own conclusions.</span><br />
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-92156627857639032302018-05-25T20:35:00.001+01:002018-05-25T20:35:37.735+01:00Through Hurleston Locks now at Coole Pilate moorings on the Shropie<span id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-98ba-2fe4-00e9-8a8523152edd" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No posts over the last few days as no EE signal. We have though had a few good sunny days which has got us off the Llangollen Canal. One of our most productive days had us cover 12 miles and go through 13 locks in 6.7 hours. The final part down Hurleston Locks today was in pouring rain. We again stopped on the Nantwich Embankment and walked in the rain to town for the usual shopping and coffee. On our return it had stopped raining so at 14.45 we pushed off for a couple of hours and tonight we have moored on SUCs moorings at Coole Pilate near bridge 83 just before Audlem. The Shropshire Union Canal Society does excellent work and provides very good moorings all along the canal. Hopefully tomorrow will be a journey up the Audlem flight of 15 locks but the forecast does not look promising.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was for the sun the other day - today it would have been for the rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring tonight at Coole Pilate,we are the boat in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We came across a narrow boat with two birds of prey on the roof</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We left Llangollen yesterday after a very enjoyable two days. Before leaving we went round the independent shops in town and visited the excellent butchers, bakers and deli.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The journey out through the narrows was far less stressful as there were less boats coming in - although this did change as we went further down past the Pontycysyllte aqueduct. Anne went completely forward and made sure no boats entered the narrows and then rang me with the all clear. It was surprising that the majority of boaters did not know about the narrows or that they should send someone forward - even though there are signs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once we had passed the Ponty aqueduct there followed two narrow tunnels both of which we had to wait for many boats- they just kept on coming!!!!! boy is the Llangollen busy thank heavens we will be off it before the bank holiday weekend and school holidays next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tonight we are moored just outside Ellesmere in open country side.Tomorrow is a visit to the local deli and a replacement gas bottle,one has just run since the fiasco near Nuneaton on 17 April. Then it's onwards towards Grindley Brook hopefully the hire boaters will be kind to us. Since we were last here in 2008 it has got a lot busier and it will be a relief to get off it.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our final view of Llangollen basin which has room for 30 boats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting at Whitehouses tunnel for the steady stream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are some fabulous houses near the canal with some fascinating additions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A house at Chirk Bank with a collection of canal memorabilia </td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-46305103451923518802018-05-20T21:01:00.001+01:002018-05-20T21:01:05.512+01:00Llangollen basin and a climb to Castell Dinas Bran<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-7f0f-8579-5c82-df7cb1164995" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We came into Llangollen yesterday after an eventful trip especially after we had crossed the Pontycysyllte Aqueduct. After the aqueduct is a 90 degree left turn under a bridge towards Llangollen. As we approached this turn a boat started to come through,so I held back. Once he had sorted himself out I started to make the turn, just as the bow was in the bridge hole a boat appeared. There is no room to pass the boat so a quick reversal was required. This happened twice more to the large gathering crowd in the glorious sunshine. Finally on the fourth attempt we made it through to a loud cheer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The canal into Llangollen is very shallow and narrow especially through the bridge holes. B&B has a draft of 2ft 5inches which means it occupies a large volume of the channel. This together with the flow of water coming down slows BB right down so it becomes a real struggle to get along. In fact we were doing less than 1.5 miles per hour. Our usual average speed is about 2.6 miles per hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The other interesting feature as you make your way in are “The Narrows” where there is no room to pass other boats. Anne goes ahead to check all is clear before I enter the section. All was going well until the last section of 500 yards which goes round a few bends. Anne had gone ahead and indicated that it was clear so I started to come through. As she got to the other end a single handed boater had entered and refused to go back about 75 yards. I had already gone about 350 yards. He still refused to go back - an impasse ensured. To say the least I was not happy at all!!!!!! Luckily there was a slightly wider section about 50 yards behind me. He passed by but a girl came up and said there was another hire boat coming through and he had refused to reverse back. So the wider section helped me again. Eventually we arrived in Llangollen Basin and moored up. You can stay for 2 nights for which the charge is £6 per night including electricity. Lunch was then required to calm us down in town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today we have enjoyed the glorious sunshine and climbed the hill behind us to the Castell Dinas Bran which was burnt down in 1277 which is 1000ft above sea level.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne steering the boat across Chirk aqueduct with the train viaduct built in a similar style and still in use. It is also the border between England and Wales.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne now steering over the Pontycysyllte aqueduct which is all part of the World Heritage Site.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Llangollen looking over The River Dee valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From our mooring in the basin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of Pontycysyllte aqueduct as we approach it through a gap in the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A caravan built on a trailer. I met the man who made it - it took 4 months.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the river,railway and the building set back up the hill on the right is the horsedrawn boat base on the canal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the castle at the start of our walk</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-82271321599737020062018-05-18T21:00:00.000+01:002018-05-18T21:00:06.059+01:00Trip down the Montgomery Canal<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-74c3-2ed0-cb5e-fe485acc559d" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Again we have been in an EE black hole whilst we have been down the Montgomery Canal from Frankton Junction. We booked a passage down on Wednesday 16 and came back up today.The locks are only open between 12 and 2 pm each day. It's only navigable for 7 miles to just past Maesbury Marsh where there is a turning point at Gronwen Wharf. The canal is in water for about another half mile to bridge 84. The next section is being restored to bridge 85. Approximately 2.5miles to go before it joins the next section of restored and watered canal after Pant. After our walk along the canal we had coffee in The Canal Central Cafe and very good it was too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is a lot of work being done on the off side as you go through the 3 Aston Locks. It's an EU and Lottery funded project for the Aston Reserves Habitat Creation which seems to be one of the reasons why the canal has been restored.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The scenery the canal goes through is lovely and remote but there are only a few moorings available so in some respects its a bit like our trip down the Basingstoke Canal a few years back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now on our way into Llangollen and tonight we are again moored in a lovely spot just before we get to Chirk just past the 2 New Marton Locks.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw this on a private mooring perhaps a way to generate some cash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we went down there were 4 boats but coming up there were 11</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the watered section at bridge 84</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A completed habitat creation area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new part in the creation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring last night at the bottom of Frankton Locks on the old Weston branch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ducklings enjoying the warm sunshine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A boat turning at Gronwen Wharf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the bottom of the two staircase locks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view out of the side hatch tonight near Chirk</td></tr>
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<br />Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-40268560087206521972018-05-15T20:46:00.001+01:002018-05-15T20:46:35.533+01:00Near Frankton Junction ready for The Montgomery Canal tomorrow<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-6536-11a8-1118-d4a6f69eeacc" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BB has been resting for the last six days as we have been home to sort out the garden but primarily to help celebrate my sister in law’s milestone birthday which she does not want mentioned. Whilst we were in the Camberley area we also caught up with our old friends Judith and Matthew. They last helped us get the boat through the very very low bridges on the Basinstoke Canal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had to return the car to Oswestry this morning so had a look round the town which has really grasped its railway history and used it to its advantage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now moored a mile from Frankton Junction as we have booked our passage down the four locks onto the Montgomery Canal tomorrow morning.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring tonight just past bridge 66 and a mile from Frankton Junction</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the second part of the staircase locks at the start of the Monty</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-67749513151352469582018-05-09T20:37:00.000+01:002018-05-09T20:37:49.689+01:00Ellesmere's The Mere and the old Cambrian Railway station<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-4658-d390-a081-6cf1ccee7716" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To quote the tourist guides The Meres were created by the retreating Ice Age and it's associated melt waters approx 10,000 years ago. This is a view along The Promenade of The Mere just off it is Moscow Island. This has nesting herons on it that can be seen via live feeds in the Boathouse Cafe which also does good coffee.</td></tr>
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<br />Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-61397351098773567622018-05-08T21:18:00.000+01:002018-05-08T21:18:25.960+01:00Through Whixall and now at Ellesmere Day 25<span id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-4146-5921-b3e8-b175a62e2eb2" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's now Tuesday and we have finally moved out of the EE Shroppie black spot - we are at Ellesmere which is a lovely unspoilt country town.There is a lot of housing development going on around it which will hopefully not destroy its character. We spent last night near the Prees Branch which is on a high embankment which overlooks The Mosses National nature reserve - its an area of low land peat bog and has an atmosphere all of its own.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Llangollen lift bridges which are manually operated and Anne says it can take upto 80 turns to open some of them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely canal company house which overlooks the junction with the Prees Branch- left goes towards Wrenbury and beyond,right is the Prees Branch and behind me goes to Llangollen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am standing on the bridge to the Ellesmere arm - left is Wrenbury and right is Llangollen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of the arm they have built a new Tesco (left) which is in a warehouse style which compliments the old canal one on the right.Well done Tesco.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can see why it's one of the most attractive canals to cruise. The scenery from the start is idyllic peaceful countryside with few minor connerbations on its majestic amble to Llangollen. The only minor draw back on this is the challenging bywashes below the locks as you climb into the Welsh mountains. These are caused by the volume of water flowing down the canal which has to level out each pound,the excess flows through the bywashes to the next pound down. They enter the canal as you try to line up to enter the narrow lock - there is no room for error. There are two basic types those that come roughly parallel to the sides and those that come in at ninety degrees. The stated method in the guides is to steer into the flow. This usually works ok for the parallel type as once through you can line up in the slack water in front of the lock entrance. The biggest problems arise if it comes in at ninety degrees - you try to steer in at speed but it pushes the whole of the boat to the side which you then have to struggle into the lock. There must also be other styles/procedures that can be used but it would appear that it's a trial and error method of approach. At the moment for me it's definitely biased in favour of the canal builders. I am sure Telford and Brindley the builders of the Shroppie are looking down on modern boaters with a smug grin!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today Sunday we left just past nine and had a good trip up the 6 locks with no delays at the three stair case locks. The weather has been brilliant sunshine with shorts and t shirts the order of the day. We didn’t go far just two miles brought us into the Whitchurch Arm which is owned by a Trust and is hoping to move a little closer to town and create a basin. It's a pleasant 25 minute walk into the centre through a country park which follows the old canal route. The walk was well worth it even today as it does have a magnificent grade 1 listed church and is famous for clock making and cheese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We spent last night on the Shroppie ledge, even though we had deployed two dinghy trailer wheels to keep BB about a foot from the bank. Every time we moved inside we heard the fateful grating sound of the hull against stone. Only one more sleep and it will be over for a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have tonight arrived below Hurleston Locks - it has taken 66 locks and 135 miles to get here. We stopped on the impressive Nantwich embankment from where you can look all over the town - it took Telford 5 years to build it - and near to the recently refurbished aqueduct. We went into the lovely town for a coffee at the only Caffe Nero we will pass on the whole of the trip!!!. Although I should add that we have used independent coffee shops which have provided equivalent or better. Good coffee is spreading to all parts of the country which is a far cry from our first trip to the Llangollen in 2008.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first lock of the flight is the narrowest on the system and all fenders must be lifted. Talking to the Lockie this afternoon it is due for rebuilding this winter.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring just before bridge 97 at Hurleston- the high ground in the middle distance is the reservoir that kept the Llangollen open in the 1950/60s as it brought water down from the River Dee at Llangollen.</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-79610688153361821842018-05-02T20:28:00.001+01:002018-05-02T20:28:18.557+01:00Now below Audlem locks which is very visitor friendly Day 19<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-2241-0b94-f0ba-267a38acc0af" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last night we had a lovely rural mooring just below Adderley locks and just before bridge 72.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We awoke this morning to very heavy rain which was a bit of a problem as we were due to meet Anne's cousin Helen and husband Mervyn at 10.30 to go down the Audlum flight of 15 locks. After texting them we set off for the locks and met them at 11.30 instead and had a smooth run down. They are set in a really lovely part of the Shropshire country side.We moored below the locks at 14.15 and went for a very late and long lunch in The Lord Combermere which was excellent.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a lot of water running down the Tyrley locks to feed the Audlem flight which does start to make the exit from them challenging -and it will get worse especially when we are on the Llangollen due to feeder water- but more of that later..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our lovely rural mooring last night at the bottom of the Tyrley flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Came upon these large badger setts by the canal side which may have contributed to the collapse on the Middlewich Arm recently - they do move some material.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are so many impressive embankments and cuttings on this part of the Shroppie which is partly why it has long straight sections. To protect the embankments in case of a breach Telford had a very simple solution with a stop lock at each end. They would automatically close if a breach happened. Now they are slowly rotting away.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous bridge 39 in Grub Street Cutting which is 80ft deep and has the only telegraph left of a line that used to follow the canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A boaters worst nightmare we passed an angling competition of 70 fishermen.This is only a few they went on for over a mile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went down Tyrley Locks today which actually looked like spring was coming-but the wind was chilly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The canopy was nearly as tall as the boat was long</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-26411157702745680672018-04-28T17:45:00.002+01:002018-04-28T17:45:49.969+01:00Now at Gnosall and no accidents today<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-0d16-a640-f95d-06d0e2ef1df2" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 15 totals to date are 39 locks and 105 miles. We have opted for a route of more miles but 100 less locks of which 80 odd are big heavy double locks on the Grand Union main line via Birmingham. All the locks we are doing are the much lighter single narrow locks. Yes we have taken the easy option for a change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today has been much better weather wise with no heavy rain just light on and off showers and no accidents. My bruise has really come out now it's a bright beetroot colour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now moored in Gnosall by bridge 54 a mere 10 miles and 1 lock in 4.1 hours. The S U has some impressive cuttings and embankments especially when they were built by hand and horses to move the spoil around.</span></div>
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Nb Prince is a 'Royalty class built for Associated Canal Carriers in 1931. They just look so large when they have no cargo on-board.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The narrow boat was made for a local carnival - unfortunately the lady said they didn't win.</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-68039686026722716382018-04-27T17:56:00.000+01:002018-04-27T17:56:17.362+01:00I fell in mooring near Brewood on The Shroppie<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-0802-b821-1f03-af03e812c24b" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We awoke at 08.00 to rain which was forecast for all day. We need to charge the batteries each day so -its not bad weather its wrong clothing. So with full wet weather gear on we set off at 09.30 and cruised down to Autherley Junction and turned onto The Shropshire Canal and cruised through to just before bridge 8 south of Brewood stopping at 12.30 in the rain. I have only fallen in once before just after we had the boat - I have now done it twice!!!!! As we were coming in to moor Anne had hopped of the bow and I was going to get off to sort out the stern. Well as I went to step ashore I suddenly realised that the boat had drifted out and the gap was too big. Too late I was committed and had no way back - the only way was down and on the way down I bashed my bum on the side of the boat. A lovely bruise is now developing. Therefore the only thing that is hurt is my pride and my bum. Anne had to get the mini washing machine out to deal with all the wet clothing. Another days boating is over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we approached Autherley Junction we came through a series of narrows. They were built by Brindley’s navvies during the construction of the canal through solid sandstone which had come through the clay strata. Luckily we did not meet another boat although there are a couple of passing places.</span></div>
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<br /><br />Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-40539875325977875642018-04-26T18:07:00.001+01:002018-04-26T18:07:45.210+01:00Through Penkridge and Gailey now day 13<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-02e1-f4f9-f713-e1a4697af267" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's now Day 13 (Thurs 26/4) Yesterday we had sun and showers so only did a short day and stopped in Penkridge at 11.30. We walked into the village and had coffee and lunch in a small but excellent cafe called Kaffeine in Market Street.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today Anne’s sister Sue and her husband Graham together with friends Denise and Jim came to give us a hand up the 7 locks in return for coffee, doughnuts and lunch - it seemed a fair exchange. It made for a very pleasant day with added warm sunshine when we stopped for lunch below Gailey Lock.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our helpers Jim, Graham, Anne and Denise- Sue was helping on the boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bridge holes on the Staff & Worcs are very tight,this is the entrance to Gailey Lock with the very distinctive round house which was originally a canal toll house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mooring tonight is out in the countryside just before bridge 74 on the way towards Coven.</td></tr>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495643031777941152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726675309935969642.post-77514182739232470432018-04-24T16:47:00.000+01:002018-04-24T16:47:24.682+01:00Staffs & Worcs Canal near Acton Trussell<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5e9d86c8-f843-5876-76f7-1876d3d6c7f7" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today is now day 11 and we are moored up in heavy rain just before bridge 94 near Acton Trussell with the fire glowing nicely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have spent a few days at Great Haywood as we wanted to see my old mate Jeff. He lives at Uttoxeter which is just a quick bus ride from G H as he is recovering from a recent op.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We left this morning with a forecast of April showers and turned at Haywood Junction onto the Staffs & Worcs Canal finished in 1772. - well it's been raining hard so we gave up after just 2.9hrs, 2 locks and 7 miles.</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wonder what the origin of this name is</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the turn onto the Staffs & Worcs Canal, opened in 1772</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tixall Wide built for the gentry who lived in Tixall House so that it appeared that they didn't live next to a canal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gate house to the big house viewed from Tixall Wide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A children's play house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same children's play train</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Says it all</td></tr>
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