Monday, May 23, 2011

And back home for a few days.....

What has happened to the weather, gales, rain, and then sunshine. Trying to steer the boat in the wind over the last couple of days has been hard work!


We made it up onto the Ashby Canal, met up with our friends, had a very good day and then battled back throught the winds and are now back home... In a couple of days I set off again with the 'lads' for the BCN Challenge.


It has however been an interesting few days...... BW have obviously been active in the Fazeley area as all the continuous moorers have moved on from Fazeley... although the usual 'culprits' can still be found not too far away, however, boaters now passing through have plenty of space to moor overnight before continuing on their journeys.


The Ashby Canal has not changed one bit, it is still shallow and it is till a lovely rural canal. But it too has its problems.... for instance, on the way up there was a boat moored where it said 'mooring for water point only' and on the way back the boat was still there... maybe it has a big watertank but I could not see the hose connnected to the water tap... A few yards away are 48 hour moorings, I could have sworn that one of the boats on the 48 hour moorings was there last year, and the other one was definitely overstaying the 48 hours.


In other areas however the 'rules' seemed to being obeyed.


Wednesday, May 18, 2011

GUELROSE is on the move again!!

Would you believe it. GUELROSE has not moved since September last year, and as soon as we set off, it starts to rain. It has not rained in Hopwas for the last couple of months so why today?

Anyway, we are off out for 6 days, meeting up with some friends on the Ashby Canal in a couple of day boats! You will be sure to recognize us as we will all be wearing the same T-shirts!

A simple cruise today, Glascote Locks, no queues for a change, then on to moor in the countryside between Polesworth and Bradley Green, and only 65 metres away for a geocache!!

Tomorrow, it is Atherstone Locks, then on Friday it is onto the Ashby Canal and meet our friends on Saturday morning before doing it all again in reverse.

Then it is back home for a couple of days before the lads and I take on the BCN Challenge! We have not done it since 1999 and the format has changed somewhat, but, never mind, discounting me the average age of the crew is 34 so they can work all the 65 locks on the first day, I'll co-ordinate!!