Moorings at Weston Favell Lock Ted and Bob on NB Moody Blues Dinner on NB Moody Blues Nene Valley Railway Wansford Station Ted the engine driver Nene Valley Railway over Celtic Maid Judy and Bob watch the train pass over us Celtic Maid at Ferry Meadows Judy and Ted at Ferry Meadows Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock Bron,…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Despite the drizzle we decided to leave Northampton Friday morning 19th May, after a final stock up at Morrisons and hastily upgrading our normal River and Canal Trust license to one that includes the Rivers Nene and Great Ouse. The first stop was the marina to fill with water and empty refuse then through the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Unlike most good boaters we have not completed the Leicester Ring of canals and rivers in one smooth journey. Instead we have completed it in parts – in a generally anticlockwise direction we have done the Norton Junction to Braunston Junction, and Braunston Junction to Fradley Junction sections several times. But we have now finally…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It has been 4 months since our last blog sharing our narrowboat journey through England. But we have not been hibernating through the Northern winter months! Our trip to South America has been detailed in three previous blogs – Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina. Unfortunately, poor health kept us tethered in Bosworth Marina for far longer…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our flights from Arequipa through Lima in Peru and then into Quito, Ecuador were thankfully uneventful. The scenery was beautiful when low enough to see it. We had arranged transfers to and from airports for all of our trip – it is so much easier particularly when you don’t speak the language and always feels…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the first day of 2017, we enthusiastically set off on our Journey to South America. The first stage was three weeks in Peru to visit with Bron’s sister and brother-in-law, Yasha and Juergen, who are overlanders travelling in the beautiful Berta through South America. You may like to follow their journey here. You will…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our arrival in Buenos Aires at about 4.30 am was rather sublime. We were met by our tour representative and driven through very quiet streets to our hotel in the Palermo district, Clasico Hotel. We were understandably tired from flying overnight so after securing an early check in we retreated to our room for much-needed…