Cruising South July to September 2019

Grand Union Canal, Middlewich Branch, Severn River, Shropshire Canal, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Stratford-on-Avon Canal, Worcester and Birmingham2 Comments

    We returned from our Greek Odyssey tired but happy, and ready to continue our waterway journeys. Repairs and Maintenance Prior to our holiday we had arranged for a new gearbox to be fitted to Celtic Maid in the Marina where we had left her. The very leaky and noisy old gearbox was a…

December travels 21/12/16

Ashby Canal, Birmingham and Fazeley, Coventry Canal, Droitwich Canals, Severn River, Worcester and BirminghamLeave a comment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we left Gloucester Docks, waving a sad farewell to Jim, Chris and Gina as we passed through the locks, we knew we were embarking upon a journey of over 100 locks, 100 miles, half a dozen tunnels and very changeable weather. It was quickly obvious how the recent high river on the Severn had…