Category: Canal Trips
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Episode 003 – Market Day
In this episode we travel through Foxton Locks, down to Market Harborough and then back again… finding just enough time for an ice-cream along the way (Jerry certainly enjoyed his!) Foxton locks operates a “red paddle / white paddle” process, meaning that to either fill or empty each lock you need to fully wind the…
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Episode 002 – The Change of Plan
In this episode, we change our minds about the Oxford Canal and instead head north towards Market Harborough, via Watford Locks. The bonus material includes the Story of the Tangled Prop, in which we discover just how much debris there is stuck around the propeller of our hire boat.
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Inland Waterways – Midland Madness, Episode 1
So, here is Episode One of our short ongoing series about life ok a hired canal boat, around the Midlands of the U.K. – if you like it please subscribe in YouTube to be notified when more videos are released…
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Inland Waterways – Midlands Madness… Coming Soon
The quick and not-entirely serious trailer below is our way of saying that not only is there a written blog for our recent travels, we have some video footage this time too! Stay tuned for more!
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Sent to Coventry
This is the final full day of our adventures on the South Midlands and Grand Union Canal networks. So far we’ve travelled from Rugby towards Banbury, then thought better of it and headed back up to Market Harborough via Braunston, across onto the Welford arm, then on up to the Ashby Canal, and today we’re…
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It’s Almost Like A Holiday
For the first time this trip, the Captain, the SSO, and I had breakfast before untying the boat. That’s right, we didn’t rush off at the crack of dawn, on some foolhardy quest to cover as much of the inland waterways as possible. Don’t worry, normal service will resume tomorrow, I’m sure. Instead, we sat…
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The Shortest Day
I should start by warning you that this entry features the ripping of clothes, bodily functions, and definitely has a sting in the tail. As much as you may disbelieve what you are about to read, I promise you, it is all true… (some might say “you couldn’t make it up!”) Knowing how busy Braunston…
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Braunston or Bust!
Now picture the scene… you’ve gone to bed, and are just settling down to a well earned night’s sleep when the boat unexpectedly rocks, and you hear a noise. “Something is on the boat.” Says the Captain. “Check it out.” I slip out of bed, creep cautiously through the galley and the dinette, then I…
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Off To Market
After yesterday’s change of plan, we started today much firmer in our decisions. We had a goal in mind, to get to Market Harborough and find the sundial. The only things standing in our way were six hours of travelling, including a tunnel, a double staircase, two swing bridges and a lot of green countryside…