[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are sitting near the Tame Otter pub at Hopwas near Tamworth on our way down the Coventry Canal. Our wonderful friends/relatives, Julie and Phil have just spent the weekend with us having transported many parcels all the way from Maldon for us. We are now the proud owners of a galvanic isolator to protect…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You will all no doubt be pleased to know that we made it through the Harecastle Tunnel without incident or haunting!!! So after a short cruise along the Trent and Mersey Canal again we turned off at Etruria Junction to explore the Caldon and Leek Canals. We were just starting to get smug about getting…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]And the blessings keep coming!!!! We moved Celtic Maid to Gurnett, about 2 miles back from Macclesfield, to take advantage of the short warm and dry spell to undertake some much needed maintenance. Celtic Maid purred as we tubbed and scrubbed her and then touched up all the chips and scratches that a few months…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It has been another couple of very successful weeks for us with a bit of emotion thrown in. We have just hosted Bob’s sister, Judy, and her husband Ted who flew in from Burlington, Canada, for the last six days. We said a tearful farewell to Julia and Malcolm on NB Figment after spending the…
As the title says – we have been active for two weeks since the last post, explored three waterways – Bridgewater Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal and River Weaver – and welcomed cousins, Julie and Phil on board for a week’s cruising!!! So from being pretty slow on it last update our time suddenly got…
My, we are sure slowing down. I know the last blog was on Tuesday and it has been 5 days but we have only moved 3 miles – how slack!!!! Actually this is a Bank Holiday weekend (public holidays in Australia) and we decided to relocate to near Lymm (lovely little village) and find a…