A lot can change in a week can’t it!? Here it is Sunday afternoon and Bob and Malcolm are in the pub – well that hasn’t changed!!! But our immediate plans certainly have. But first a starting point. We were based in White Bear Marina all of last weekend to enable easy access to the…
After a busy week we are now moored in the White Bear Marina catching up on jobs and located conveniently close to the train station for yet another trip to London on Monday for an eye check up. We have been revising plans for the last week on at least a daily basis as we…
Despite an early start on Monday 6th July to get through the Bingley Locks – two sets of staircase locks with 3 in the first and 5 in the second – we were delayed by factors beyond our control – a shortage of Canal and River Trust staff to operate the locks and too many…
Another big week on the cut!!! We said goodbye to Darryl, farewell to Leeds and hello Leeds and Liverpool canal!!!! Last Sunday afternoon, Julia and Bron took a walk to see the Stanley Ferry Aqueducts from our nearby moorings. Another engineering masterpiece with links to the Sydney Harbour Bridge – same principles of design but…