We reckon that the meteorologists in the UK are pretty good at their job as they seem to get it right every time. Then again, they get a lot of practise living on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. As predicted, we awoke to mega precipitation. We had a small window from 11.30am to 12.30pm … More Blighty Turns on the Weather – 14th August 2019

The first task of the day was to walk into town to Morrison’s which is one of the brand name supermarkets. It was a bit of a walk to get there but the larder was exhausted and as there are no supermarkets for us in the next three days it was a must do. Di … More Beating the Weather – 13th August 2019

We are going to start to sound like a broken record now that we have backtracked through our previous steps! We teamed up with another narrowboat this morning and set off up the 22 locks of the Caen Hill Flight at 10.00am. We were the first cabs off the rank and all the locks were … More Repeat – 12th August 2019

Today consisted of getting to our end point without being drenched. The forecast was to be dry until midday and then the precipitation would begin. We got on the way at 9.30am with the knowledge that we had fourteen locks to do and five swing bridges. Di likes to get out and do the swing … More Anonymous Smell 11th August 2019

Well, as predicted the weather was wild. Holding the boat in a straight line was difficult and then throw in heavy, horizontal bursts of rain and mayhem occurs on the canals. The boat bounced around a bit last night but not enough to worry us. We left our mooring near the Avoncliff Aqueduct at 10.00am … More Being Blown Sideways – 10th August 2019

Well we are pretty chuffed with ourselves getting Ange De L’Eau back on the canals at the horrendous price of a Toque cuddle. This dog is starting to pay her way at long last! We walked down to the hire boat company which was a minute walk away and at first our reception from the … More Rowkin Marina Repairs – 9th August 2019

Going forward from today we are retracing our steps back to Reading. Once at Reading, we will hang a left, back onto the Thames and head north to Oxford and the Oxford Canal and NARROW LOCKS!!!! We are not quite sure what we will fill the blog in with as we do not want to … More Back to Bath – 8th August 2019

Whoa, did it pelt down with rain last night and this morning but then it was all clear by 9.30am. We got talking to another narrowboat couple moored next to us and he informed us that at 11.00am he was going out onto the tidal Avon and under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. If you read … More Bristol – Exceptionally Exciting Day – 7th August 2019

We realized that after we had moored up last night that we were actually right beside a storm outlet drain which wasn’t probably the wisest place to be. There was no rain forecast overnight and there were no other suitable moorings so we decided to take a risk – Lady Luck was on our side. … More Bath to Bristol – 6th August 2019

We awoke to the sound of rain upon the roof which was expected but then after an hour there was bright sunshine and yet another sunny day. Another win for us. Our day commenced with a walk into town which took approximately ten minutes. We did not realize that we were that close to the … More Bath – 5th August 2019