This is the trajectory of our travels since we left Birmingham. We left Birmingham going down the Birmingham and Worcester canal and then turned onto the Stratford canal, then turning onto the Grand Union Canal at Kingswood Junction. Yesterday we turned onto the Oxford Canal from the Grand Union Canal at Napton Junction. There has … More Onto the Oxford Canal –  27th July 2022

Perfect day for doing locks and cruising. Our distance today is not great, maybe three miles but another ten locks. Di didn’t mean to sound aghast in the video at the locks ahead as she does like the challenge of doing them – well, driving through them – not the actually lock gates and paddles … More Another Farewell –  26th July 2022

It just makes you want to scratch yourself when you see the sign post to Long Itchington. It is ten locks and seven miles up the canal. It is great travelling with Janet and Dave as they like to be ready to go by 9.00am and cruise about 3-4 hours per day. This means you … More Long Itchington –  25th July 2022

Very cruisy day today. It started off with doing two locks and then the rest of the day consisted of just over another hour of cruising. We pulled up just outside of Warwick and did a quick shop at the Tesco there before setting off again. Warwick and Leamington Spa are towns that are joined … More Onto Leamington Spa –  24th July 2022

Up at the crack of dawn – 7.00am – ugh. All in a good cause as Karen had organised for a taxi to pick her up from the pub at 8.30am to catch the train from Warwick back to London. It was tough saying farewell but we will see her and Miles again in London … More Hatton 21 and Farewell –  23rd July 2022

Poor Karen still didn’t get to sleep in as this morning she was woken by Fras whereas the previous morning she was up early because Di gave her the incorrect time. Ooops, she is going to be pleased to get off this boat. The weather forecast had said it would be raining in the morning … More Grand Union  –  22nd July 2022

It is truly amazing how we have gone from 38c and glaring sun to a high of 15c with rain and dull and overcast. We awoke to a fair amount of rain having fallen over the night and it was still mizzling by the time we pulled up anchor at 10.00am. We continued down the … More Lapworth Flight – Stratford Canal  –  21st July 2022

Awoke to a substantially more pleasant day. High today of 22c which is much more manageable. Karen joined back up with us around midday and off we went but not before we did a stop off at Sainsbury to top up the larder. Time to go and head towards the east and then head south. … More Leaving Birmingham  –  20th July 2022

Predicted to be 38c today!!! Plans for today are to seek out air conditioning and stay out of the heat. Very few places are air conditioned and apart from the cinema and Karen’s hotel, we have not managed to find anywhere else. It was very difficult to sleep in due to the heat and even … More Birmingham in the Heat –  19th July 2022

We got up early because of the heat and went for a walk around the pub we had frequented the night before and have a general look around the small village. The government had called a Red Alert regarding the severe heatwave which was anticipated to reach over the 40c mark breaking all records. Ange … More Into Birmingham we did go –  18th July 2022