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  Drone Footage at Cromwell Lock     We were moored opposite a sewage works, just above Derwent Mouth Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal, and although the pong wasn’t a problem, the flies definitely were. Even though we had the fly nets up, they still managed to invade […]

  We’re at Langley Mill Basin – and we have completed the IWA’s Silver Propeller Challenge!!! This was our 20th destination; we have sent our Challenge Finisher Submission and photos and are just awaiting our plaque! It’s nearly three years to the day since we set off on our adventures, […]

  Well, that was a busy couple of weeks! On the 17th April, we moved from our rural mooring just outside Shardlow, continuing our journey towards  Burton on Trent, mooring in Willington and a couple of other spots en route. The locks on this section seemed particularly fierce – they […]

  We left Braunston Junction on Thursday, 17th March, after putting the drone up for a few quick shots. It was quite breezy, though, so I didn’t send it up very high. We only cruised a short distance in the first instance, stopping on the waterpoint and visiting The Gongoozler’s […]

        We left Great Haywood Marina on Wednesday, 16th February, but barely cruised for ½ mile as it was so windy. We moored at Great Haywood Junction in a treeless spot, albeit a little open and exposed. The wind was coming from behind us, up the canal, […]

  We had booked the boat into Great Haywood Marina for  a family weekend away for Tony’s 60th and Rhys’s 30th birthdays in February, so our objective for the new year and the next few weeks was to while away the time until mid Feb. We planned to cruise to […]

  We stayed for two nights in the end , 10th and 11th December, on the secure moorings at Bournville and enjoyed reacquainting ourselves with the area – and it is a lovely area. Bournville Village looked very festive dressed in its Christmas costume! We left Bournville on Sunday, 12th […]

  We had a lovely stay in the Fens Branch, on our very peaceful mooring. We enjoyed a couple of woodland walks around the nature reserve, too. On one occasion, Sal was sniffing in the undergrowth so didn’t see a couple of Muntjac deer crossing the path ahead of us, […]

  We returned to Marple on Wednesday, 20th Oct, after spending two nights on the Upper Peak Forest Canal. We had to cruise for over a mile before we could turn the boat, then cruise back again – it was a horrible, rainy day and we got very wet, so […]

  We left Sowerby Bridge on Thursday, 30th September, after I had returned from my trip down south. Although the reason for my travel was a sad one, I must admit I did enjoy the journeys, albeit that they weren’t without drama due to delays and cancellations on both outward […]