Now that we are back on the Forth and Clyde again, we headed north east to a location known as the Kelpies. So we set off from the junction of the two canals at 10.00am to meet with our volunteer lock crew from the Canal and River Trust. There were 13 locks to navigate through … More Down to the Kelpies – 28th May 2022

What we thought was going to be a slow day turned into an extremely busy and rewarding day. Our first call to action was to make our way back to the locks above the Falkirk Wheel which only took us just over an hour. Once we went down the two locks and through the first … More Return to the Wheel – 27th May 2022

Our cruising plan today was to leave Ratho where we had stayed the night and bid the Bridge Inn a fond farewell. It was such a nice mooring spot and had some little hidden gems about it. These steps were across the road from the Bridge Inn and we would advice anyone not to try … More Rough Weather on the Cut – 26th May 2022

Marlena and Wolfgang decided that they would head out of Edinburgh on the boat this morning and that we would redezvous with them down the cut later in the day. We, meantime, caught a bus down to the port area of Edinburgh to visit the Royal Yacht Britannia which has been moored up since it … More Second Day in Edinburgh – 25th May 2022

Last night brought a bit of an unwanted surprise for us all. In the early hours of the morning, some local yocals decided it would be fun to jump onto the boat roof and make their presence felt. We decided not to respond which resulted in them leaving us alone. We had never experienced that … More Being a Tourist in Edinburgh – 24th May 2022

Having worked out that the canal is very slow, it was decided to carry onto Edinburgh today and make it before nightfall. At present, we are not seeing darkness until after 10pm so it was leaving us plenty of time. It has been a very pretty canal with lots of green leafy surrounds and small … More Into Edinburgh we did go – 23rd May 2022

A lot of this posting is going to be a bit geeky and lean towards any of you who have an engineering bent. We were the first cab off the rank this morning to go up the wheel onto the Forth and Clyde canal at 10.00am. Wolfgang has put together this great video which gives … More Modern Canal Wonders – 22nd May 2022

We have been scheming with Wolfgang and Marlene for a while now to head up north to Scotland and hire a boat on the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal. These two canals link Glasgow to Edinburgh. We organised the hire from back in Canada as it was easier for us to do … More Scotland Bound – 21st May 2022

After our first night of reasonable sleep, we decided the best plan of action for the next two days before we head north to Scotland was to keep as busy as possible. We were suffering from further jetlag which was sending us for a bit of a loop. So off to Chester we did go. … More Chester, UK – 19th May 2022

Part Two of our 2022 holiday saga. We had been home for ten days from Australia to “recentre” as they say and get ready to head out again. Maybe it is our age and that we have not been able to travel for the last two and a half years, but the jetlag we suffered … More On the Road Again – 17th to 18th May 2022