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…
DetailsAs 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…
DetailsMy, 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…
DetailsAfter ten very busy days, we are finally moored enjoying our Sunday ritual on a Tuesday on a lovely rural mooring at Dunham Town. The last week has had children, birthday, awful and fantastic weather, a reunion with friends and being pleasantly surprised at the run through Manchester. In the last update we were moored…
DetailsWe spent our last three days in Liverpool very productively. Bron and her personal shopper Julia went in search of wedding outfits for the two celebrations we will attend on our visit to Australia earlier next year and successfully achieved our aim!! And a bit more as Julia accidentally made a couple of purchases of…
DetailsWe are still in Liverpool enjoying our “holiday”!!!! And despite very variable weather, have managed to get out and about doing the sightseeing touristy thing – kind of enjoying it. All of this fun and games took place once we had broken the back of our pressing maintenance jobs on Celtic Maid. With a little…
DetailsOur main goal this week was to get into Liverpool and we made it!!!! Despite the weather (it is more like a Renmark winter at the moment than an English summer!! or maybe they are the same thing?????), the logistics (of getting fuel, offloading waste etc) and those pesky swing bridges, we finally arrived Tuesday…
DetailsA 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…
DetailsAfter 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…
DetailsDespite 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…
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