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Monthly Archives: June 2014
A day in Windsor
We were planning to visit Windsor Castle yesterday but events decided otherwise. Windsor was even more jam packed than we had anticipated. Hoardes of tourists wandering round following guides with little red flags. We really couldn’t fancy standing in this queue … Continue reading
Unusual boats, Cookham and a very young volunteer lock keeper
Although most boats on the Thames are standard white cruisers (known as yoghurt pots to narrowboaters – mind you they tend to call us ditch crawlers) there are many unique craft around as well. I’ve really enjoyed boat spotting as … Continue reading
Off the Kennet & Avon and onto the Thames
Technically speaking we were coming off the Kennet Navigation, as the Kennet & Avon Canal officially ends at Newbury but we’ll not split hairs. It’s been hard work from Bristol to Reading, with 107 tough locks and quite a few … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Gordon
It was Gordon’s birthday yesterday – for a month now he’ll be two years older than me – whoopee. We set off at 8am (no lie in and breakfast in bed for poor Gord) so that we could get to … Continue reading
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Tagged Kennet & Avon Canal, Theale, Tyle Mill Swing Bridge, Woolhampton, Woolhampton swing bridge
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A hungry horse and an unexpected reunion
I’ve never given any consideration to what happens when a horse towing a boat comes up against a line of moored boats until we witnessed it in Kintbury. The problems occur when the person leading the horse has to manhandle the rope … Continue reading
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A lovely weekend in Aldeburgh.
I managed to escape from the boat briefly last week and headed for a weekend in Aldeburgh with Jenny, Al and my lovely grandsons Seb and Josh. A visit to the beach is compulsory. On this occasion the South Lookout was open … Continue reading
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The ascent to Devizes
Having thoroughly researched it the day before we were well aware of what was waiting for us on our ascent up the Caen Hill Locks. A bloody hard day’s work! Still, the weather was lovely and the scenery is wonderful so … Continue reading
Building up strength to tackle the Caen Hill Flight
When we left Bradford-on-Avon we headed to the Caen Hill Marina where we stayed for a couple of nights. It’s at the foot of the Caen Hill flight of 29 wide locks and is run by Cara and Rob who … Continue reading
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