We were quietly making our way north again after leaving Paddington Basin, with the intention of securing winter moorings at Dunchurch Pools Marina near Rugby while we headed for warmer climates, when a letter from the Home Office arrived which caught us off guard and immediately had us reassessing our future plans. I had…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Currently on the Rufford Arm of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, we are patiently (anxiously) awaiting our crossing of the tidal Ribble Link facilitating our long-awaited five-week cruise on the Lancaster Canal. We attempted this three years ago but were thwarted by a breach on this arm and spent two amazing weeks in Liverpool instead.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After our long and very tiring journey from Phuket through Singapore and Melbourne, we finally stepped off the plane in Adelaide to be greeted by three of our children – Corey, Claire and Thaao. Just couldn’t hug them all enough. And it wasn’t long before we got our first surprise of the trip. Our cousins…
My, 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…
We are on our way back up the Grand Union Canal, currently awaiting the arrival of friends to have a Sunday lunch at The Crystal Palace Pub. Mick and Kendra are heading back to Port Townsend this week with their daughter Rose, after a reportedly lovely few days in Paris celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.…