We awoke to a sunny dawn on Saturday (17/07/2021). Yesterday was the start of the promised heatwave We continued on our way to Brentford,...

We set off on Friday morning (16/07/2021) and steadily tackled a lot more heavy wide locks on the Grand Union Canal. How about welding a...

We spent Wednesday (14/07/2021) in Berkhamsted, initially finding a laundry and dropping off our washing to be picked up at 15:00 hrs. We...

On Tuesday (13/07/2021) we tackled a steady succession of heavy double locks on our journey towards Brentford. This old lock cottage had...

On Monday morning (12/07/2021) we realised that we were approaching London when we saw a Fullers pub by the lock. A heron was perched on...

We set of on Sunday morning (11/07/2021) and passed some unusual boats. There seemed to be a lot more live-aboard boaters on the Grand...

The name Weedon Bec came came from the Old English 'Wēo-dūn' meaning 'temple hill,' so it is likely that there was a heathen temple here....

We left Warwick on Wednesday (07/07/2021) morning and chugged through Royal Leamington Spa. At 7am the Festival of San Fermin should have...

Lock after lock after lock as we retraced our steps through the Lapworth and then the Hatton Lock Flights over the next two days. We set...

We set off at 07:20 on Friday (02/07/2021) and made great progress through the 30 locks, aided some of the way by Tom, a Canal & River...

After a couple of days of rest and recuperation we had a bolstering breakfast on Wednesday morning (30/06/2021) at the Cafe Afloat...

On Sunday (27/06/2021) we set off, again bleary eyed at 07:40 hrs. with the aim of completing the South Pennine Ring. There were plenty...

We had to stay put at Newton Heath while Martin and C&RT staff filled and emptied locks ahead of us to try and put sufficient water into...

The Standedge Tunnels are four parallel tunnels through the Pennine hills at the Standedge crossing between Marsden in West Yorkshire and...

On Monday (21/06/2021) morning, the longest day Summer Solstice, we were picked up by Hilary’s sister Mandy in her trusty Skoda Yeti and...

On Friday (18/06/2021) morning we went into the Anchor Bar & Kitchen with Annie and Ian at 09:30, when it opened, for breakfast. There...

Steve and Vera went to look at the two wide Diglis locks that lead out on to the River Severn. Apparently in the old days when the Severn...

On Wednesday (16/06/2021) morning we did a family walk to do some shopping at ALDI, which was nearby as we were in the centre of...

On Monday (14/06/2021) morning we did a family walk to Costcutter at Stoke Prior. At 11:00 we set off and tackled some more locks on our...

On Sunday (13/06/2021) we had a family walk to the shower block and took it in turns to watch the shower room door, which had no way of...