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To Nantwich in the rain
From Wheelock Visitor Moorings to Nantwich Visitor Moorings (south), a distance of 19 miles, 7½ flg and 9 locks. It was another pretty grey and overcast day when we got up and oddly enough no-one else seemed to be thinking … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Michael's Birthday Weekend, Trips
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Sandbach in the Rain
From Hoolgrave Bridge No 11 to Wheelock Visitor Moorings, a distance of 12 miles, 2 flg and 9 locks. It was raining when we got up, the sky was a uniform grey but at least it wasn’t too cold. It … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Michael's Birthday Weekend, Trips
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Badger.. Badger…Badger…. Arrggghh!!!!!
From Ladybird Moorings to Hoolgrave Bridge No 11, a distance of 19 miles, 4 flg and 24 locks. We travelled up to the boat on Thursday night and, after doing a shop at the ASDA, spent a pleasant couple of … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Michael's Birthday Weekend, Trips
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Back to the Moorings
In which the crew of Mintball make their way back to their moorings and encounter a Lost Soul on the way…. Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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Misty Morning and then sunshine.
Mist greets the crew when they get up but slowly the weather gets better – good enough in fact to sit in a beer garden for a while. Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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Willey Moor again… don’t know where……
From The Jack Mytton Inn (closed) to Willey Moor Lock Visitor Moorings, a distance of 21 miles, 1¾ flg and 8 locks. After a good nights sleep we got up and cast off and headed off down a, once again, … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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In to, and out of, Llangollen
From Froncysyllte Visitor Moorings (east) to The Jack Mytton Inn (closed), a distance of 19 miles and 2 locks. Although there was a lot of industry around the canal it is long gone and in many places there isn’t any … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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Into Wales…..
From Chemistry Bridge to Froncysyllte Visitor Moorings (east), a distance of 25 miles, 3¼ flg and 2 locks. Once you’ve reached Whitchurch you’ve pretty much done all the locks on the canal but you’ve hardly started on the lift bridges … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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Onwards and upwards to Whitchurch
From Marsh Lane Visitor Moorings to Chemistry Bridge, a distance of 16 miles, 3¼ flg and 19 locks. The odd thing about the visitor moorings in Nantwich is that they always seem to be full but there never seems to … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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Quietly to Nantwich
From Ladybird Moorings to Marsh Lane Visitor Moorings, a distance of 11 miles, 3¼ flg and 22 locks. We had a fairly late start as we drove up from home in the morning, so we only actually left the moorings … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, September, Trips
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