The weather is a common topic of conversation/complaint amongst the British and after a couple of years here we can see why. It is so totally unpredictable, other than on any given day you are likely to get almost anything. So we are intermittently rugged up, stripped off, sweltering under wet weather gear or cursing…
DetailsWith 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…
DetailsSomeone famous once said, “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans” (John Lennon I believe). Anyway, we have had a bit of a lesson over the last week to literally go with the flow, be flexible and above all, accept what is. We are currently just onto the River Nene at Northampton…
DetailsAfter tentatively emerging from the marina last Tuesday, back onto the North Oxford Canal, we headed the few miles toward Rugby. It wasn’t long before we felt like a butterfly finally out of the chrysalis. All our fears of forgetting how to live aboard, safely steer our vessel or indeed know if we were where…
DetailsWe are now back aboard Celtic Maid in the Brinklow Marina near Rugby, after an amazing four and a half months in Australia. So happy to be here and ready to progress our adventure further, but also feeling very blessed that we have been able to catch up with our family and friends in Australia.…
DetailsAfter much huffing and puffing, a little colourful language and with still much to learn….. we have created our new look website under the talented tutelage of our son, Corey. Please note – he is not to blame for any major errors!!! And the “L” plates are definitely still on. You can now see…
DetailsWe are in the final preparation stage of organising both Celtic Maid for her winter sojourn without us, and ourselves for our much anticipated visit back to Australia. There is such a lot to do to make sure that Celtic Maid is safe and sound for us to return to after enduring a long English…
DetailsAfter setting off from Hopwas on Tuesday morning (3rd November) we made our way through the mist and fog and overcast skies through Tamworth and more pretty countryside to find good moorings near bridge 50. These type of moorings are always good to find as there are views across both sides of the canal as…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsYou 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…
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