Category: Canal Trips
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Best Laid Plans…
We woke early this morning, the Captain and I with the same thought on our minds; we’d already had enough of the very busy Oxford Canal. The SSO’s opinion on the matter was left unspoken, but if his snoring was anything to go by then he was in total agreement. So then, what were we…
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A Narrow Escape
The day began with great intentions, we set the alarm nice and early, had a check list of things to do – just to make sure we didn’t waste a single second before setting off. As the boat wouldn’t be available until 2PM, we decided to visit a National Trust garden on the way up.…
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Preparing The Load
Affreightment Hiring a vessel So, it’s been a long time coming and we may be down to half a crew, but our next canal voyage is almost upon us, aye! We had originally intended to gather the crew and set off on another nautical journey in May, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the…