December travels 21/12/16

[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…

October cruising 31/10/16

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]October has now come to an end, Autumn is in full swing, our clocks have gone back an hour and we’ve covered the most waterways in any blog yet!!!! We are now comfortably moored on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal near Rea Bridge, still traveling with NB Sylph and enjoying new waterways. The past month…

Our Thames Summer 4/8/16

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whilst its been a long time between posts (again) our time has been full, but relaxed. Joyous, and sad. Spontaneous, and planned. On Sunday 31st July 2016, Bron received the sad news that her mother, who had been suffering dementia for several years, had passed to join her dad and they are now resting in…

Towards London 30/5/16

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the decision made to head towards London we prepared ourselves to tackle going up the Northampton flight of 17 locks. But not before an early morning wake up with Jim letting us know they were off to the hospital to get Chris’s hand checked out. She had attempted to save a cat from the…