Category Archives: 2009

Trips in 2009

Swing bridges and winding holes

Posted on 9th April 2009 by Mintball

From Crooke Bridge No 47 to Crabtree Swing Bridge No 32, a distance of 28 miles, 1¼ flg and 2 locks. If there are any sections of canal that Mintball could cruise without anyone at the helm then this would … Continue reading →

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Old stomping grounds

Posted on 8th April 2009 by Mintball

From Worsley Visitor Moorings to Crooke Bridge No 47, a distance of 16 miles, 3½ flg and 6 locks. It felt odd being in Worsley again. The last time I remember being moored here we were moored behind “Tinkerbelle”, which … Continue reading →

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Where it all began

Posted on 7th April 2009 by Mintball

From Acton Bridge No 209 to Worsley Visitor Moorings, a distance of 29 miles, ½ flg and 1 lock. An early start saw us heading north, hoping that we’d got the timings right to get through the tunnel. When we … Continue reading →

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Up and down the Lift

Posted on 6th April 2009 by Mintball

From Marbury Woods Footbridge to Acton Bridge No 209, a distance of 12 miles, 3¾ flg and 2 locks. It’s odd how plans change. When we originally planned this trip we’d talked about doing the Anderton Lift but we’d bounced … Continue reading →

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To The Woods!

Posted on 5th April 2009 by Mintball

From Nantwich Visitor Moorings (north) to Marbury Woods Footbridge, a distance of 22 miles, 7 flg and 8 locks. Despite a good evening drinking in The Vine, where Nick and I had several pints of some very good pints of … Continue reading →

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Nantwich or Bust!

Posted on 4th April 2009 by Mintball

From Ladybird Moorings to Nantwich Visitor Moorings (north), a distance of 11 miles, 7 flg and 22 locks. Kathy and I had come up the night before and had grabbed supper at The Talbot and had basically got everything ready … Continue reading →

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A Sunday in Spring

Posted on 22nd March 2009 by Mintball

By the time Sunday arrived spring was long gone. Admittedly the mist had cleared and the Wrekin was visible once more but there were low scudding clouds, a complete lack of sunshine and, as is always the case with this … Continue reading →

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Spring Saturday

Posted on 21st March 2009 by Mintball

Kathy and I arrived on Friday evening and got the boat loaded up and tried a couple of experiments with the new curtains. On Saturday morning we got up and cast off and moved over to the waterpoint. The water … Continue reading →

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