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Convening the Coven
From Shushions Bridge No 21 to The Anchor Inn (Cross Green), a distance of 19 miles, 2¾ flg and 2 locks. We had a bit of a lie in as we weren’t in any real rush, and made our way … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, August Bank Holiday, Trips
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Slow, slow, quick… err no.. make that slow
From Ladybird Moorings to Shushions Bridge No 21, a distance of 17 miles, 4½ flg and 5 locks. We had a bit of a lie in because we were just out for a leisurely weekend. Over night the all singing … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, August Bank Holiday, Trips
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Weekend of the Boating Dead
Start / Finish : Ladybird Moorings Overnight at : Shushions Bridge No 21 Overnight at : The Anchor Inn (Cross Green) Overnight at : Shebdon Visitor Moorings Turn Round Here : Calf Heath Bridge No 77 Starting at Ladybird Moorings … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, August Bank Holiday, Trips, Uncategorised
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Finally some good weather
From Nantwich Visitor Moorings (south) to Ladybird Moorings, a distance of 11 miles, 4¼ flg and 22 locks. When we were at Audlem on our way out on the Friday one of the single handed boats was stopping on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, July, Trips
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Which wich is which wich?
From Wheelock Visitor Moorings to Nantwich Visitor Moorings (south), a distance of 19 miles, 7¼ flg and 9 locks. It was another damp morning when we set off on our way back, wetter than Saturday morning and it really didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, July, Trips
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Pubs galore.
From Hoolgrave Bridge No 11 to Wheelock Visitor Moorings, a distance of 12 miles, 2 flg and 9 locks. It was slightly later than planned when everyone woke up – I guess the fresh air, exercise and beer really did … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, July, Trips
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Badger, Badger, Badger..Mush…. well you know the rest…
From Ladybird Moorings to Hoolgrave Bridge No 11, a distance of 19 miles, 4 flg and 24 locks. After an easy drive up on Thursday night followed by a wander round Market Drayton which ended up with us all soaked … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, July, Trips, Uncategorised
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There and Sandbach….
A long weekend to Sandbach – a place which despite boating all these years we’d never actually visited. Overnighting at places we knew we could get good beer Start / Finish : Ladybird Moorings Overnight at : Hoolgrave Bridge No … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, July, Trips
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We Got The Power
Mintball has had an inverter since she was launched. The original one was a 70-100 Watt one from Maplin which was good enough to power things like dad’s shaver. Then we replaced that with a 300W UPS which worked well … Continue reading
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Old Canal Logs
Progress, all be it quite slow progress, is being made on turning the old typewritten logs into logs on here. There have been a lot of problems with scanning/OCR but we’ve now got it to a point that the majority … Continue reading
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