Monday and the BIG storm?

 All weather channels had forecast doom and gloomy weather for this Monday!


Set of about 9 am, breeze and chilly but become a nice cruising day.

This pub is a good place to moor at on a hot summer day.  Stocton lock flight.

On our way up the flight of locks

Stocton top lock,

Some boats have loads stuff on the roof

Guess owner on this boat like his drink.

Spring is here beeee

Are now moored at Napton by the hill, will enjoy a pint here later  http://www.follyatnapton.co.uk/
one of my favourite pub on the canals, open fire and have loads of characters. 

To days cruise was of 6 and half mile and 13 broad locks

Happy day!

Watch this space....

Long l Itchington

Day four weather become like their forecast, Rain and more rain. So both crews had a good deserved day of rest. 

In the afternoon we did a short walk to a local water hole, The White lion at Radford Semele.

Day five

Another day with loads of weather, chilly and rain but hay ho we cruise in all sort of weather.

 Mr C

Bascote stair case lock, Eva did all the hard work today.

We are now moored at Long Itchington and will have walk about tomorrow.

To days cruise was of 5 miles and 10 Broad locks

Happy days!

Watch this space....

Spring Cruise with my best friend Eva and Colin, Mutt, Mo-Mo, and their cat Diesel. I will be travelling with them for 3 weeks!

Our travels started on Tuesday in poring rain, but hay ho weather is what it is.


Some last services and we are of.

 Bye bye Brimingham and will be back in end of October

 Still smiling, its lovely to be back on the go.

 Eva doing our first lift bridge for the day, Shirley lift bridge

 Spring is here

 Second lift bridge

 And we got a good overnight mooring, past bridge 27 ( Stratford canal)

Day two we had the Lap worth 21 looks to do, one of my favourite look flight's, and I was spending loads of  time around here before i Got a narrow Boat myself.

Used done the top lock here

 Weather was much better this day

 few minutes brake before the next lock

 This bridge have a gap between so when the was horse drawn boats, the rope could passe true, without no need to loosen the rope from the horse.

In the afternoon we had a good mooring close by Tom o the wood pub. On Grand Union Canal and what a Splendid pub it is I have to say.

Day three

We was planing to have a day of and chill out, but because of weather on Friday would be in pouring rain we decided to do a long cruise day in stead.

What a lovely start of the day.

This is Shrewley Tunnel, it also have a tunnel on the side of it, some was build for the horse..

The most well-known technique of propelling boats through tunnels is legging, whereby boatmen lay on boards across the boat and walked along the side of the tunnel 

 Here at the top of the Hatton lock flight of 21 broad locks.

Funky fish keep following me, Eva and Colin

 After the Hatton 21 and two more locks we had almost two hour relaxing cruise

We had a relaxing evening after a lovely days cruise, with partly sunny but little on the chilly side.

Happy Days.

Since Tuesday we have cruised 30 miles and done 43 Locks.

A day of rest Tomorrow.

Watch this space