Wednesday to Thursday 30th June 2016 We had posted our blog regarding the high viz jackets yesterday but thought we would add a little info about our pooper learning day. Up until now we have only had to have one pump out for the sewerage tank which we did over two weeks ago but we … More Breakdowns and Dr Who

29 June 2016 Little diversion for today’s blog One thing that has really struck us since being in England is that the wearing of high visibility clothing is definitely the new fashion trend. Or as they say, Fluro yellow or orange is definitely the new black. You literally can’t go a day without seeing at … More It’s a High Viz world

Monday & Tuesday 27 & 28th June 2016 Starting to get a little slack now with the blogs and combining two days into one. We don’t want to bore people by repeating the same things so only want to introduce new items. The last few days have seen us go from very narrow canals to … More Cooper Bridge to Stanley Ferry

Sunday 26th June 2016 Today was very challenging technically which we have been preparing for and worrying about for quite a while. Getting 60 foot nb Lucy into 57 foot locks was our task. We got up pretty early today, well early for us – 7.00am to be precise. We needed to take on some … More Huddersfield to Cooper Bridge

Saturday 25th June 2016 Today’s task was to prepare the boat for the next 9 locks on the Huddersfield Canal as these locks are short at 57 foot long, yet nb Lucy is 60 foot long. So basically, we are going to try to fit a square peg into a round hole. We know that … More Moored in Huddersfield

Milnsbridge to Huddersfield Friday 24th June 2016 WOW – awoke to the news like the rest of the world that the UK is leaving the EU. 51.9% voted with their hearts and the other 48.1% voted with their hands on their wallets. One of the most contentious issues relates to the open door policy to … More Brexit!! – History in the making

Slaithwaite – Milnsbridge Thursday 23rd June 2016 Today was meant to be a standard day with 12 locks to do as we headed down the Colne Valley towards Huddersfield. At lock 17E near Linthwaite as we were lowering the water in the lock the boat started to tip awkwardly with the right hand side of … More Our Titanic Moment

Wednesday 22nd June 2016 Awoke to another gorgeous day – the gods are looking kindly upon us – well, for the moment anyway. We had an appointment today at 1.00pm at Lock 24E with the Canal and River Trust people who were going to take us through the lock. The reason for this being the … More Lock 31E to Slaithwaite (pronounced Slough-it)

Tuesday 21st June 2016 This morning we walked back to the entrance/exit of the Standedge Tunnel to the canal museum that is there. It is amazing how much volunteer work has gone into getting the Huddersfield back into working order after being shut down since the late 1940’s. Our exit point yesterday in actual sunlight!! … More East side of Standedge Tunnel to Lock 31E

Monday 20th June 2016 The Standedge Tunnel is the longest (3 miles and 418 yards), highest (645feet above sea level) and deepest (638 feet beneath the summit of the Pennines) canal tunnel in Britain. It is considered one of the 7 wonders of the waterway world (click link) and today we get to traverse it. … More Standedge Tunnel