OnTheCut

Embankment Congregation. 10th May

NB Oleanna

*Bridge 14, Stratford Canal to Rowington Embankment, Grand Union Canal* No relaxing in bed this morning, there were miles to cover and locks to work. Just ahead of us and a little bit quicker at getting away this morning was

A Wait at Watford.

NB Holderness

Once again a lovely evening and we were off again at our normal time, heading for Norton Junction. The weather was once again smashing and the countryside was at its best with everything spick and span in the sun. The

12 May 2024 at 19:29

NB The Maisibert

The last couple of days have managed to get a couple of outstanding jobs done, hopefully the thunder storms will hold off as we are cruising off tomorrow on to the Trent and Mersey Canal.

A Nice Trip Before Barnoldswick

NB Areandare

A giant indeed

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

May11th Aurora Borealis, lots of expletives because we missed them last night. A glance outside at 11 pm saw no sign and thinking ourselves to be too far south, went to bed! Unbeknownst to us our Son in Law Kev,

Shropshire Canal - Middlewich arm to Wardle Canal

NB Huffler

Just as we were leaving look who came up behind us ...., Anne and Ian, who are coming across the Ribble Link with us in June. we were number 3 in the queue at the first lock, Cholmondeston. time for

At Least They Didn’t Get in Our Hair! 9th June

NB Oleanna

*St Vincents Street Bridge Moorings, BUMingham to Bridge 14 Stratford upon Avon Canal* The hire car was returned before breakfast, overnight parking had been free on the bridge. Yellow water pumped out, plants (which we’d left at the house when

This part of Aotearoa is so beautiful!

NB Wakahuia

Queenstown: A tourist hub but too busy for us, so all we did was: * chatted to a couple (Catherine and Rob) at the holiday park who were from up in the Bay of Plenty * travelled in from Frankton

Not bad, Braunston.

NB Holderness

It has been another grand day, preceded by a beautiful sleep. It was so quiet and peaceful, and I had been a bit busy that I slept through despite saying I would check on the Northern Lights when I got

Plans went slightly awry

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

May 10th Just lately, the news has been all about Hepatitis C and the infected blood transfusions in the 70s and 80s. Didn't think any more about it until this morning when I suddenly remembered that Easter 1984, I was

Trent and Mersey Canal - Middlewich to The Flashes

NB Huffler

This morning we had Covid Jabs booked . So we walked to Rowlands and then did a small top up in the Tesco Express Then it was off towards Big Lock. A WIDE lock specially built to take the large

Looking Up And Honking. 7th and 8th May

NB Oleanna

*St Vincentes Street Bridge Moorings, BUMingham* Time to record the latest socks, with Mick out doing chores and picking up a hire car I could use the dinette table. Out came the white card and the next four pairs had

Fear, fright, lessons and brutality

Pickingupducks

How’s your week been? Mine’s been a week of uplifting new experiences, valuable lessons, fear and sheer brutality. I’m one of many people who suffer from acrophobia – a fear of heights. My knees wobble, I feel faint and sick

Jobs done and and a happy wife.

NB Holderness

It was a lovely quiet evening with nothing passing and no dog walkers it seemed. The road is a fair distance so nothing to disturb us. We decided to stop in Rugby again as Helen had been looking forward to

Highest powered fountain in England

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

Oh dear, for the last 24 hours, a nasty smell has come from the bathroom. Ian suspected a leaky cassette so last night he pulled it out of its housing and discovered it had indeed been leaking. So armed with

Shropshire Union Canal - Wrenbury.to the Middlewich arm

NB Huffler

Moving off from our overnight moorings near lift bridge no 19. The Horse Chestnut trees coming into bloom So beautiful And others that I am not sure of Locks are always the place to exchange news Horse riders crossing the

10 May 2024 at 13:06

NB The Maisibert

Last night we moored at Sawley and this morning we moved into Sawley Marina for a few days as we are ahead of schedule.

10 May 2024 at 10:10

NB The Maisibert

As we left the River Soar and entered on to the River Trent we said our goodbyes to our lock partners.

10 May 2024 at 10:06

NB The Maisibert

On our travels passing through Loughborough and not having another boat to share the double locks to our amazement we came across a boat to share some locks who were travelling to the River Trent so we decided to complete

10 May 2024 at 09:59

NB The Maisibert

Yesterday was another lovely day as we prepared to leave Barrow upon Soar with the green light to say it was safe to travel on the river Soar we dropped down the deep lock to start our days travels. It

Is This REALLY BUMingham? 6th May

NB Oleanna

*St Vincents Street Bridge Moorings* ***Hang on! I thought they said they’d tied up that BUMingham outside!?! Too few bricks to be BUMingham. Maybe She can’t navigate so well anymore.*** ***This doesn’t look right!?!*** Our neighbours were due to depart

Poor Planning and fun in the sun.

NB Holderness

Web got away at 0930 and were surprised that so few boats h ad come past us, one only. We also commentated that all the boats were heading in the opposite direction Once through the bridge on the bend by

I knew we should have put longitude and latitude into the sat nav!

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

A tad windy this morning, but it wasn't the rocking of MB that woke me. It happened to be Ian and a crow! I woke with a start well before 6 to find Ian towering above me and climbing onto

Shropshire Union Canal - Willeymoor Lock to Wrenbury

NB Huffler

Another excellent meal here last night and the beer was superb. We very nearly decided to give it a miss. As we came through Poveys lock we could hear screeching sounds and very loud music. NOT for us. As we

Exercised!

NB Cleddau (Boatwif)

“So you’re ***exercising*** your boat then?” a fellow boater concluded. This remark followed a summary of the [Crick-Welford trip][1] to test out boat and crew; now the crew were facing Grand Union broad beam locks. It was at Braunston Top

9 May 2024 at 08:19

NB The Maisibert

In the first picture is us waiting at a lock because there was a boat in the lock the first travelling boat we have seen in days, filled up with diesel and they stated they are only seeing two customers

Sign Posts Everywhere. 5th May

NB Oleanna

*Urban Moorings to St Vincent Street Moorings, BCN Main Line* Two boats came past at 7:15 both hire boats obviously travelling together, we suspect they’d picked them up yesterday and made it up the flight before setting off early early

Off On the Oxford.

NB Holderness

Well, we are off again, and reporting a day later. We drove down on Tuesday and had a slight detour as when we were crawling along over the M62 Ouse Bridge the warning light for a low pressure tyre came

Shropshire Union Canal - Ellesmere to Willeymoor Lock

NB Huffler

So the paint is all touched again , the shopping done and its off again. First its the short tunnel at Ellesmere, all 87 yards of it. The weather is superb again today Wonderful views across Blake Mere 2 young

Parking problems, water gardens and High Angle Battery.

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

We ran out of gas last night! It was only two weeks ago that we changed the last cylinder. Very strange that it had not lasted longer, but there again, some very cold nights meant the heating was fired up

There In Spirit.

NB Oleanna

**8th May Fund Britains Waterways Campaign Cruise** Before we left Scarbrough back in March our aim had been to head south to London so that we could join the [**Fund Britains Waterways**][1] Campaign Cruise to Westminster. Our route had to

MB is too big (according to the parking rules)

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

Gosh that meal last night at the Halsey Arms, talk about a huge! Stuffed full to bursting by the time we finished, and I had even ordered the small portion as my main meal! It was the starter that did

7 May 2024 at 16:26

NB The Maisibert

Cassie is sixteen today and still enjoys having her presents to unwrap.

7 May 2024 at 16:24

NB The Maisibert

Today we stayed at Birstall overlooking the Watermead Country Park which are created from old sandpits where fossils of a mammoth were found.

7 May 2024 at 16:18

NB The Maisibert

We were advised to travel through Leicester as there were celebrations for Leicester City winning the league, at a lock on our travels we filmed by a Indian guy for his Youtube channel. We then dropped down a lock on

Shropshire Union Canal - Llangollen back to Ellesmere

NB Huffler

So after a couple of days in Llangollen it was time to move off back towards Ellesmere. The morings here are quite expensive and CART are doing very nicely. Its £13 a night and that includes electricity. However most boats

All Bar Two. 4th May

NB Oleanna

*Between Bridges 7 and 8 Shropie to Urban Moorings, Wyrley and Essington Canal, BCN* A short distance further on there was a winding hole, time to turn around. Through Bridge 8 is the first cutting of the Shroppie. All of

6 May 2024 at 17:20

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

5th May. Today was our fifty-first wedding anniversary and fifty-sixth years to the day when I first met Ian. To treat ourselves, we are off to a pub for a meal. No restaurant for us! Didn't bring any fancy clothes

Bank Holiday Weekend: Day 3

NB Briar Rose

We had a quiet night at Campbell Park, and this morning was much better than forecast. We set off just before 9, and crawled past all the moored boats most of the way home! There was an unintended pause at

Feline Diversion. 3rd May

NB Oleanna

*Moat House Bridge 74 to 48hr mooring bridges 7 and 8 Shropshire Union Canal* Blimey, we’d been down to long sleeved tops yesterday but today I wished I’d put my padded waterproof trousers on. Chilly an understatement! There’d be no

Adventures Between Foulridge And Saltersforth

NB Areandare

May Bank Holiday: Day 2

NB Briar Rose

We both slept really well, and woke to bright sunshine. We had a pretty relaxed start to the day, and set off about 9.30. Lots of people have said there seem to be very few boats about, but they must

The Show Must Go On

The Sumpners Afloat

**Mid April to early May** Hardly had we returned from Scotland than we were off a scant few days later, down to Fareham to see the family! We are not ones to let the grass grow under our feet. **OUR

Jobs worth

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

May 4th So looking forward to today, we were going to see Highclere Castle which has been on my wish list to do, ever since I first saw Downton Abbey and that magnificent building for the first time in 2010.

Cruise plan 2024

NB Nuggler

Cruise plans for 2024 I'm looking for company. If interested message me Mike [Download Nuggler 2024 Cruise timetable][1] [Download Nuggler 2024 Cruise timetable (part 2)][2] [1]: https://nuggler.blogs.com/files/nuggler-2024-cruise-timetable.xlsx [2]: https://nuggler.blogs.com/files/nuggler-2024-cruise-timetable-part-2.xlsx

Gailey Walking. 2nd May

NB Oleanna

*Penkridge visitor mooring to Moat House Bridge* Waking this morning there was some good news, the bits and bobs we win from time to time on our premium bonds were a little bit bigger this month, enough to cover some

4 May 2024 at 18:57

NB The Maisibert

As we travelled down 12 locks today there was a guy who gave us a hand at one lock who was walking to Leicester after completing the lock he carried on walking then I noticed that the towpath was nothing

4 May 2024 at 18:49

NB The Maisibert

We travelled through some of the beautiful Leicestshire countryside today the party was well on the way in this tented area at one lock, the people in the last picture waited for us to join them in the lock only

May Bank Holiday: Day 1

NB Briar Rose

We left home at 7am, and drove up to Brinklow Marina, to attend the Electrika electric boat show. We listened to some of the talks and spoke to a lot of people, and I’ll be writing a piece for Canal

Third time to Portsmouth.

NB Free Spirit (Jameisons Afloat)

May 3rd Much better weather today, sun put in an appearance, and I was very excited that today my new camera was to be delivered to Currys, all I had to do was wait for an email. So for the