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Monthly Archives: July 2014
What did the Romans ever do for us?
A lot of distance with relatively little to see takes Kathy and Steve out on to the tideway and then onto some Roman canal before stopping for the night in a village with a Viking history. Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Summer 2014
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Terrance Trent Derby? Surely it’s Terrance Trent Nottingham
After an Easter Weekend experience in Nottingham Kathy and Steve barely give it the time of day, stopping only to do a food shop before escaping from the city as fast as they can. only to find that the opening hours on the locks really aren’t what you’d expect for high summer. Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Summer 2014
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The Cranfleet Cut sounds like some sort of Public School entrance exam
Kathy and Steve totally fail to get in a pickle, or go for a Burton before passing by a little bit of Ukraine, ending up for the night at somewhere that sounds like it could be a public school but isn’t Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Summer 2014
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Barton Turns? Wasn’t he a Special Agent?
Another fine sunny day sees Kathy and Steve make their way through mostly open countryside, past a collection of toilets before getting up close and intimate with the A38 for a short while. Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Summer 2014
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It’s all gone a bit wibbly wobbly
Avoiding Wolverhampton, and in reality really avoiding anywhere including Stafford, Kathy and Steve meander all over the countryside, almost gatecrash a wedding and end up in the middle of nowhere for a rather fine traditional Sunday Roast. Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Summer 2014
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Gad.. that sun’s hot…Better not touch it then…
In which Kathy and Steve make their way through some rather crazy 19th Century engineering, involve themselves in a perfectly legal tax evasion process and then make their merry way through more cuttings, saying hello to “Lord Lucan” on the way. Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Summer 2014
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