A Very Narrow Journey
6th December 2019 2 miles 9 locks So this is Part 2 of our cruising home for Christmas journey. Today was very rainy but we still had a lovely cruise along the remainder of Heartbreak Hill, from Rode Heath to Red Bull Services. The services here are excellent and I left Paul filling up with…
Cruising Home for Christmas We cruised on to the Trent and Mersey Canal with Captain Bob and Lady Rosemary but the last blog left us saying cheerio to them and in this blog we are cruising home for Christmas along the Trent and Mersey and we want to get home as soon as we can…
This is a very short blog just to let you know that Paul has started a vlog and the launch of our YouTube channel is today. We have taken so much video footage on our journey and he has now edited and published his first video. Lots more to follow. The video and the next…
Well, to say I’m behind with my blog is a bit of an understatement! We were on a mission to get home for Christmas and then busy busy busy when we got back, but here we go … 26th November 2019 We leave Manchester and the Rochdale Canal behind us to cruise along the Bridgewater Canal…
This is the one where we reach the end of the Rochdale Canal! Our journey over the Pennines has been fabulous, if a little challenging at times! We have been very lucky and had no trouble from any locals. The most challenging part has been the big heavy lock gates, broken paddles and the water…
This post continues our narrowboat journey from Summit to Castleton on the Rochdale Canal Wednesday 13th November Our cruise today was from Summit to Littleborough. 9 Locks. 1.25 miles. I managed to ground the boat! I was waiting for Paul to open the lock and was floating against the side of the canal when I…
In the post we will be cruising from Todmorden to The Summit, with our boating buddies, Rosemary and Bob, on their narrowboat Sefton. Todmorden is a really lovely and relaxed town and we have really enjoyed our stay here. Today is Friday the 8th November and we will be cruising from Todmorden to Walsden today….
Monday 4th November 2019 Hebden Bridge was a lovely town and we really enjoyed our stay, but it’s time to move on. We are now on The Rochdale Canal and today we are cruising with Rosemary and Bob on NB Sefton, from Hebden Bridge to Todmorden. We planned to travel 4 and a half miles,…
Thursday 17th October We had been stuck at the end of the Huddersfield Broad Canal as the River Calder was in flood. Today it has gone out of the red and we headed out onto the River Calder on to the Calder & Hebble Navigation. This journey was with Rosemary and Bob – our new…
We are now on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal after cruising down Marple Locks and leaving the Peak Forest Canal. Our last blog ended with us at Roaches Lock and visiting Mossley. Our next mooring is at Uppermill. Uppermill We loved the bustling village of Uppermill, although the mooring is quite dark and shaded with all…