Our flight wasn’t until 1.05pm but from 8.00am it was full on. Showers and then take Toque for a walk and then visit the Golden Arches on the way back for some totally unhealthy breakfast. It was a little difficult but we found some grass where we could throw her ball for her and try … More LHR to YYC – 6th September 2019

A semi leisurely breakfast aboard Ange De L’Eau with Wolfgang and Marlene before Fraser walked the two minutes to the hire car office to pick up our mode of transport. Fraser parked the rental in the Morrison Supermarket parking lot which was very close to the boat, and came up with the innovative idea of … More Northampton to Cambridge to Heathrow – 5th September 2019

This morning we left the Grand Union Canal at Gayton Junction and headed off down the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union and onto the River Nene. Shortly after leaving the Grand Union we hit the 17 locks heading down into the city. The locks were not in our favour but with three of us … More Working to the End – 4th September 2019

You know that nursery rhyme that goes “..and the little one says, roll over” – that is exactly how it can feel on a canal boat when four of you are squeezed into a 6’4” wide 57’ long narrowboat. For us four though, we are a well oiled machine. We were up by 7.30am with … More Back on the Grand Union Canal – 3rd September 2019

Zero to comment on as we were moored in Welton Hythe marina for the day. We spent the morning cleaning and tidying up and also polishing the boat. This last activity was pretty tough but the end result was well worth the effort. W+M arrived at midday and after a bit of catch up and … More Welcome Back on Board – 2nd September 2019

Our last day. There was only a couple of hours of cruising today to get back to the Marina at Welton Hythe. We started by heading up the six wide beam locks in Braunston on our own, even though we waiting half an hour for a dancing partner. All the locks were in our favour … More And So It Ends – 1st September 2019

There really isn’t a great deal to write about on our tour hour cruise from Napton on the Hill to Braunston except to say that we were utterly stunned to discover we had no Wi-Fi connection. Braunston is one of the biggest canal hubs which is why we were surprised. Our cruise was along some … More Penultimate Day – 31st August 2019

Apologies for the late posting but we had no WiFi yesterday. Maybe it is because we are on the summit but today it has been wild and windy causing us to hang onto the tiller with dear life. The canal is exceptionally busy and at times difficult to pass oncoming boats as they are being … More Wild, Windy, Weather – 30th August 2019