Wolfgang and Marlene had asked us if we had ever been awoken by tapping on the side of the boat when we were on nb Lucy. We said that the swans use to tap at the kitchen window when they wanted food but was never awoken by it – that was until this morning. There … More Thursday 7th September – Atherstone to Fazeley Junction

Cruisey kinda day with only four hours. Most of it was in rural areas which is always calming on the soul. We awoke to bright sunshine but cooler days now so got underway about 10.00am when the air was a touch warmer. Domestic day on the boat as had another day of no locks which … More Wednesday 6th September – Marston Junction to Atherstone

”Twas a wet, wet, wet old day!!!! We woke up to rain falling, travelled in rain and went to bed in rain. Condensation and precipitation reigned the day. At least inside the boat was dry and it really wasn’t that cold. Couldn’t imagine doing the canals in winter – some swear by it, but not … More Tuesday 5th September – Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ashby Canal to Marston Junction, Coventry Canal

Extremely  wet this morning so didn’t get going until 10.00am. We spent the time productively by calling family in Australia and updating some of our documentation regarding the boat for Wolfgang. He keeps an extensive log book regarding his time on the canals and we want to ensure that there is not a break in … More Monday 4th September – Hawkesbury Junction to Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ashby Canal

So today is the start of us taking Ange De L’eau out on our own for the next 16 days around the Warwick Ring. We have more than enough time to do it comfortably plus add on a bit of Grand Union – Northampton arm where we will pick up Marlene and Wolfgang on the … More Sunday 3rd September – Coventry to Hawkesbury Junction

It’s getting cooooler!!!! Waking up to condensation inside the cabin now so this means Jack Frost is on his way. Today was spent doing a lot of cruising as we needed to make Coventry by nightfall. Coventry is and was always a very industrial town and during the industrial revolution is was pretty much the … More Saturday 2nd September – Brinklow Marina to Coventry

We had four to five hours of cruising to do today to reach our goal of Coventry tomorrow evening. The purpose for the deadline is that we want to be able to drop Marlene and Wolfgang off at the bus station in Coventry so that they can go to Standsted airport to catch their flight … More Friday 1st September – Braunston to Brinklow Marina

So we now need to put in some good hours for the next three days as we need to make Coventry by Saturday evening as Marlene and Wolfgang have a bus to catch on Sunday to Standsted Airport to catch their flight to Bremen in Germany. We were on the cut by 7.30am as we … More Thursday 31st August – Crick Tunnel to Braunston

As predicted, we awoke to the patter of rain on the metal roof of the boat. It was coming down quite heavily and our plan for the day was to maybe stay here all day and catch up with some friends of Marlene and Wolfgangs. We went into Crick to do a little bit of … More Wednesday 30th August – Crick to Crick Tunnel

Such a different day from yesterday. No sun at all today with heavy murky skies and the lightest of rain occasionally. The weather is just so variable in England but we can liken it to the weather in New Zealand because they are both island countries. Four seasons in four hours is not unheard of! … More Tuesday 29th August – Welford to Crick