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
For nearly a week now we have been hearing about a severe heat wave heading towards the UK and the press have been putting out a lot of warnings. Today it is expected to reach 32c, so we decided for a quick breakfast and then out on the cut as soon as possible This is … More Lock Slaves put to work – 17th July 2022
For some reason, we were awake before 5.00am so decided to poke our heads up to see what the sunrise was like. It had dropped down to 10c so we had the lovely effect of mist on the surface of the water. It was our last morning in the marina so made use of all … More Precursor to Tomorrow – 16th July 2022
Today our good friends Karen and Miles arrived from London via Leicester as Miles son was graduating from the Leicester University. Miles will be with us until until Monday morning whilst Karen will be with us for ten days. We spent most of the day putting the final touches to cleaning the boat and organising … More Lock Slaves Arrive – 15th July 2022
It was a matter of turning onto the Droitwich Canal this morning and down three locks to the Droitwich Spa Marina which we have booked in for the next two nights. We have never booked into a marina like this before but we have a number of chores to do on the boat as well … More Domestic Day – 14th July 2022
It is wonderful to be back on the canals. It is not to say that we don’t like the rivers but the canals are where our hearts are. We start each day tendering to our flower beds which have been blossoming extremely well. Of course you would flourish if you were being given the optimum … More Worcester and Birmingham Canal – 13th July 2022
Plan for today. We are going to attempt to go from Gloucester to Worcester in one day which will take about seven hours. Should we pass Upton-Upon-Severn and see a free mooring we might pull in there for the night as it is only just over two hours to Worcester and we would have broken … More THE SEVERN BORE – 12th July 2022
Plans today were to head back to Gloucester. Thought it a good time to give you an overall plan as to where we have been to date. So we started up near Manchester and following the red line it will take you to Sharpness where the red cross is. To help with your geography, we … More “Time to Reverse” – 11th July 2022
Rowkin Rovings Blog 