Trips in 2014
From Norbury Bridge No 38 to Ladybird Moorings, a distance of 11 miles, 2 flg and 5 locks. Mintball has done this trip so many times now that she could probably navigate it without us actually doing anything. In some ways this part of the canal is the most scenic and when the weather is […]
From Wolverhampton Top Lock Moorings to Norbury Bridge No 38, a distance of 17 miles, 6¾ flg and 23 locks. It was all a bit dull and gloomy when we got up the next morning to head off down the locks. There were a couple of other boats pointing down the locks but there was […]
From Scarfield Hill Bridge No 60 to Wolverhampton Top Lock Moorings, a distance of 28 miles, 7¾ flg and 15 locks. I think it was a train on the line that runs right by the canal that woke us up and after doing the morning engine checks we cast off on the rather long run […]
From Netherwich Basin to Scarfield Hill Bridge No 60, a distance of 11 miles, 2½ flg and 50 locks. After the coldest night of the holiday we were all quite dreading getting up and getting going but it was actually not a bad morning and so three of the crew went off with keys and […]
From Tibberton Visitor Moorings to Netherwich Basin, a distance of 15 miles, 4¼ flg and 25 locks. After a few nice cool misty mornings we woke up to a damp miserable one but luckily the rain had just about stopped after being quite heavy over night. Start : Tibberton Visitor Moorings Finish : Netherwich Basin […]
From The Wharf Inn and Campsite (Holt Heath) to Tibberton Visitor Moorings, a distance of 13 miles, 3¼ flg and 16 locks. Another cool and misty morning meant another good opportunity for some photos both before we left the moorings and when we were on the move Start : The Wharf Inn and Campsite (Holt […]
From Kinver Visitor Moorings to The Wharf Inn and Campsite (Holt Heath), a distance of 16 miles, 3¼ flg and 14 locks. It was another rather chilly but sunny morning and once again mist rolled across the canal as we set off to continue our journey down towards Stourport and the River Severn. Start : […]
Continuing their journey south the crew of the Mintball encounter some larger than life frogs and monkeys, see the results of a visitation by Wily Wonka’s squirrels and enjoy some beer before having an extremely good curry
After a problem with the charging circuits the crew of Mintball head south on a leisurely day of cruising and decide to visit a few pubs on the way.
This is the planned route for our September trip. It includes doing the Droitwich Canals twice as we’ve never done it before and we’re going to be changing some of the crew during the trip so this way everyone gets to do it once Turn Round Here : Portway – Causeway Green Junction Start / […]