Category Archives: Trips

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Another Night at another Wharf

Posted on 22nd September 2014 by Mintball

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 … Continue reading →

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Things to do in Kinver when you’re dead

Posted on 21st September 2014 by Mintball

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 Continue reading →

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To the South!!!

Posted on 20th September 2014 by Mintball

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. Continue reading →

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Any Wich way you can

Posted on 11th September 2014 by Mintball

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 … Continue reading →

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The Last Leg

Posted on 9th August 2014 by Mintball

The last morning on the boat sees Kathy and Steve make a clear run, pretty much so, back to Mintball’s home mooring and they even manage to avoid all the chaos in the middle of Tyrley locks. Continue reading →

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Back on the Straight and Narrow

Posted on 8th August 2014 by Mintball

After a few miles of wibbly wobbly canal Kathy and Steve make it back to the Shroppie and its railway era style engineering and make their way slowly north on the last full day of their holiday. Continue reading →

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Is that Stafford over there?

Posted on 7th August 2014 by Mintball

A long but steady day sees Kathy and Steve finally escape the Trent Valley and they also escape from the Sow Valley too before stopping for the night near an important but largely unnoticed canal junction. Continue reading →

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What’s Your Poison?

Posted on 6th August 2014 by Mintball

Boats, Boats, Boats…. lots of them and lots of them actually on the move for a change. One last short visit to the Trent and more locks as Mintball continues up the Trent Valley and stops for the night only a hundred or so yards from a famous murderer’s residence. Continue reading →

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Carry on Up the Trent Valley!

Posted on 5th August 2014 by Mintball

Shardlow to Burton doesn’t take that long by road but the big locks make it feel like a long long day by canal. Oddly enough its almost the same distance by road as it is by canal. Continue reading →

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Out of Nottingham

Posted on 4th August 2014 by Mintball

A moderately easy day sees the back of the Trent (for now) and also to Nottingham as Mintball returns to the regular canal network Continue reading →

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