tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58303555603483500642024-03-05T07:30:53.175-08:00Trundlin'alongMick,Jen and Finlay tootlin'and trundlin' about the waterways.JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-9959344691606194762012-08-21T02:14:00.003-07:002012-08-21T02:14:25.984-07:00Just to let anyone interested know, that I wads Hacked 2 weeks ago, and have only just been able to rectify it.. so sorry. keep away from anything thats sent to you saying "private message ". !!!!<br />
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I have a new email address now, although the blog shows my old one, which has been closed.JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-50337269870706947332012-08-07T02:14:00.001-07:002012-08-07T02:14:10.879-07:00The river level has dropped very slightly, but not enough to go yet. There are quite a few boats now all breasted/rafted up, and waiting for the off. Could be tomorrow. We are now crowded with a big hire boat from gayton, plus another private boat. They are at all sorts of angles, as this little mooring at the nine arch bridge is small and tricky to get into.<br />
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The river inspector, Roy Smith, has been to see that we are all okay, and is there any help that we need. What a nice bloke. NB Arachne had the personal touch, so to speak, as their thetford cassette( toilet), needed to be emptied at an elsan point. Then EA guy, Dave Barnard, came and collected Peter and his poo, and took them off to get it emptied.<br />
Roy informed us that there is a problem with the Peterborough Pump Out, and that as we get closer to Peterborough, we should give him a call, and if the problem is not fixed, he will send out a portable pump out.<br />
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We are now overdue on our licence, and some people haven't been able to get one. ! However, we have been told that , because we are stuck through no fault of our own, this will not be a problem.<br />
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One can't say fairer than that.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">So, that footbridge twixt Islip and Thrapston has stopped
us, and other boats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">We had a lovely showery trip along some of the prettiest
parts of the Nene, but we have paid for those showers, with the river level
rising.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Stopped at Irthlingborough on Saturday night, and watched
Jessica Ennis, plus others doing Britain proud.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were a few other boats moored up, who were on their way back to
their moorings at Billing Marina. They had obviously been having a good time. The
lady off one boat clutched her empty gin and tonic glass and announced to all
that “ I’m p****d”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Charming.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">So now hanging around the nine arch bridge at Thrapston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mick has just started fishing, and caught a
baby roach on just the hook.!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No bait.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Had a nice time at Earls Barton, good mooring, but in the “wild”,
which means a leap for the bank, and then out with the gangplank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had our own herd of sheep,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>some gypo hossies, and we even managed to
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at Wellingborough, and then on to Irthlingboro, for the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Massive storm, just as we moored up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This could make the river rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had been told by a passing boater, that
the notorious Islip foot bridge was difficult to get under, its always the same,
when the Nene is full of water. !<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">The Hotel boats, who should have been going down to
Peterborough to collect another set of passengers, had to turn back as they are
2m10, and the bridge is 1m70.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No way for
them to continue, so they will have to make other plans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Tomorrow, we will try for Thrapston, which is the other side
of this pigging bridge, we will take all the plants off <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the top of Trundle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, we are a low boat, so might just
make it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, it may mean stopping at
the mooring that has a very nice pub close by. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Narrow"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Narrow"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We started off down the flight, and Jean came and joined us, and set all the locks down to the motorway bridge ( 12). what a pal. Thanks Jean. It makes a big difference to have a crew. That part only took 1.5 hrs. The next few locks are more spaced out( so to speak) .<br />
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do all the locks in the flight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
as well as carrying a windlass, he also carries a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of beer. Totally sloshed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was struggling with one of the heavy old
paddles, and he stood there winking and trying to say “ can help” wink” let me ‘ave
a go”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said “No thanks, its 9.30am and
you are drinking beer, dangerous stuff”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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gave them a hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also heard later
that he had decided to shed all of his clothes. ! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, it must have been a day for getting you
kit off, beause at the penultimate lock, 2 young fellas turned up with a big ruck
sack, they were polite, but after we had left I looked back through my binoculars,
and one bloke was using a wrench to lift the paddle to fill the lock,and the
younger fellow, took all his clothes off, before putting on some shorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been seeing some sights, goodness me..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Jean to arrive, and then set off to Weston Favell, for Thursday <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(tonights) nights mooring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>\only short distance for us, but P and J, had
been on the go since 6.45, to get down the last locks of the Rosersthorpe Flight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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fatty ham in fishing twine, and went “Craying”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Caught these critters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>American
Signal Crayfish, that are destroying fish stocks, and our own native
crays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just kept pulling them out one
after the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end I had to phone
a friend,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rita and Scooby on Festina
Lente, to find out what to do next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are good at this wilderness stuff. !!!!</span></span></div>
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</span>Had bad dreams that night about putting a live creature into boiling
water, but the next morning, I did it without fainting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reckon I might be a bit of a female Ray
Meers type.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can we eat the Canada Geese,
that are everywhere making a pooeee mess????<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ate ‘em for lunch with a marie rose sauce.and salad and a
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The Nene is beautiful, as usual, and we are heading for
Earls Barton tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Field mooring
around a lake. mmmm<o:p></o:p></div>
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A good start off in the rain, and we picked up a hire boat of 3 New Zealanders. The ladies got some lessons in locking from me, and we all had a jolly good time going down the Buckby Flight. These locks are deep, and the gates heavy. They were on a meha trip of Europe, and were really enjoying their narrowboat experience.<br />
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Saw Jenny( Weedon Boats), the lady who used to own the hire fleet, of which Trundle( then Ragweed) used to belong. She was on another boat going in the opposite direction, and called out that " She's looking good!". who? Moi? No, our dear old Trundle. These boats are very distintive in their design. and we love her. !<br />
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So tonights mooring is at Gayton, ready to do The Rothersthorpe Flight of 17 leaky old single locks down to Northampton, where we leave the Grand Union Canal, for this year and join The Nene.<br />
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Next stop Northampton, Morrisons for a pie, and Argos for a parasol. !!!!!JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-69652665560054504742012-07-29T07:07:00.002-07:002012-07-29T07:07:38.931-07:00Sunday. After a quick stop n shop at Tesco in Rugby, we are n ow at Hillmorton. Just been for lunch in the excellent Badseys Bistro.. Feel a bit sleepy, but Finno needs a walk.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Well,I didn’t get my meal at The Swan( mucky duck), warpaint
on and reasonable clean tshirt and trousers, but about 100 bikers and their
shiny steeds beat us to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a
walk up to the pub anyway, just to admire the bikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were some monster machines, and worth a
great deal of money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So back to Trundle
for……….beans on toast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Thursday night stopped at Polesworth, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not very inspiring,.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday we did the slow old Atherstone flight
of locks in 2.5 hrs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not bad, seeing as
they are a slow fill, and we were going up them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were also following 2 old folks, but we
got along fine, and then loads of boats started coming down, which made it a
lot easier for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">For some reason known only to himself, a NB decided to stop
at the bridge to let Trundle through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Trundle was quite some way back( I was walking Finlay on the towpath),
so the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NB should have kept on
coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he didn’t, and he started
bellowing to Mick “ COME ON ! COME ON!”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now , it’s a wee bit noisy at the back standing over the engine, so Mick
would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>never have heard him anyway, and
was idling the engine waiting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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up too fast behind The Bellower, who had now picked up some muck in his prop,
and it had cut out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mick came through
the bridgehole, Finlay and I got on, pretty smartly, and left the 2 blokes
facing off to each other, as the 2</span><span style="font-size: small;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="font-size: large;"> boat had almost run into
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>back of the 1</span><span style="font-size: small;"><sup>st</sup></span><span style="font-size: large;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Loads of angry glares etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hey ho.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">So a quick wine top up from Atherston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bit of a run down town. And spotted a nice country
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way to Burton on Trent, and the mooring at Shobnalls Fields, great mooring WITH
TREES. Most important at the moment, as we dive for cover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">This old chap on a pretty new and fancy boat,weeving about
in front of us, comes along to Mick at the lock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and starts giving out about, if we don’t like him going slow, we
shouldn’t be on the canals,Hey, Buster, just a minute, we have not said a word.
Look at the name of our boat, that’s what we do.weirdo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, then him and
Mick were chewing the cudd, and it seemed that he was quite opinionated and
wasn;t interested in anyones else views .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I so wish Mick hadn’t mentioned what HE himself thinks of the Olympic
Games. !<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>oh boy, that really started
the old timer off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I intervened and
said, hang on there, each to their own, and requested that Mick just get on the
boat and lets get on. Old coffin dodger shuffled off to sort his boat and
guests out, and I meandered up to the lock, keeping well back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then he shouts over to me, that he didn’t
mean to bite my husbands head off, to which I replied, that I wasn’t the
slightest bit interested, and should we all go about out duties at the
lock???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then got the info that he was
very patriotic, thought the games and what they would do for London,
marvellous, that he was married to a pacifist who had no interest in the past,
lived for the moment, and didn’t worry about the future. !<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really was not interested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank god, he and his loud wife carried on
past Shobnall. !<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THE Oldest Swinger in Town turned up. ! He
arrived on his boat with wife and 2 guestes. After mooring up, he shot off into
the boat and proceeded to de-bag himself(<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>well I had sunglasses on, and I could see straight into his boat, He
should have put a curtain up, or something). He exited the boat wearing the
tightest red BUDGIE SMUGGLERS, I have ever seen !!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">He did a bit of strutting, with shoulders back and gut
pulled in tight, even when he bent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>down,
he did some sort of ballet type move, holding his tum in and pointing his back
leg. !!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Towel out on the grass, a quick look around to see if he had
any admirers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, matey, only me, and
it quite put me off my tea and biccy. ! and then threw himself down, and
assumed a starfish position in the sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He left his guests to their own devices,and his Mrs never left the
boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless you can call a hand that
kept appearing and dispensing grub and drinks as an appearance ?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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heee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Small budgie !<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>oh stop it, matron.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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promised.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Great mooring, Finlay has had a good run and sniff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have cleaned the windows, and Mick is
fishing with his new reel. Will he still be unlucky catching a fishy ?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">A few minutes ago, a NB passed us and the bloke was playing
the bag-pipes at the front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
rather nice, although his lady at the back wasn;t grinning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Met a nice couple on NB Fairies Wear Boots. I love that
name. Apparently its an Ozzie Osbourne number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>John is a rocker, but not especially Ozzie, however they were looking
for an unusual name for their Liveaboard boat ,and his lady Sam, is an
artist.And<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>painted on the side is a
Rock-chick fairy wearing biker boots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Its great.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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However, as happens when the sun is hot, there was a right numpty complete with beer can wading into the flood waters NEAR to the weir. he nearly lost his balance a couple of times, then his mates had a go, and a small toddler in their group dipped his feet in the water ! They had obviously rented a faulty brain cell for the day. ! its beyond me. !JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-73575655924416777422012-07-20T02:33:00.003-07:002012-07-20T02:33:49.616-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Going " QUACKERS" on The Trent. Nottingham for the foreseeable future. !!!!!JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-5529686668239104782012-07-18T01:37:00.002-07:002012-07-18T01:37:38.595-07:00so, Ok. the weather is getting better, BUT, The Trent twixt Beeston and Trent and Mersey canal, is still "in flood".<br />
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I, err I mean we , have made an executive decision to go back to Nottingham for a few days.I will take Mick and his,I mean our wallett shopping. !!!! and as Summer begins at the week-end, I need a new summer dress, yes even on a narrowboat. !<br />
John and Jan, hope you enjoy The Chesterfield as much as we did. and when you get to the beautiful lock flight after Shireoaks Marina, do look out for The Bearded Wonder.! He's a very helpful chap. Not especially talkative, but was involved in getting The Chessie " up and running".JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-2100017307498850722012-07-17T04:25:00.001-07:002012-07-17T04:25:35.196-07:00Tuesday midday, no rain yet, Gauge nearly into the amber, and as long as there is no more heavy rain, we could be off tomorrow. but with care.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Richard has an amazing camera. While we were shopping, he
showed us that we had had a visitor to our boat, and low and behold, sitting on
our back deck was a little indian girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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had her back to him when he Its now Monday, and we are stopped at Beeston, due
to the R. Soar being in strong took the pic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">I also fell out with a local.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walking along Tinkers Leen( the name of our
mooring),2 lady cyclists came up behind us. We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>moved to the inside, and I mentioned that a bell could be a good idea. “<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have one”,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“ so why don’t you use it, then we can move out of your way”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her answer ? “ I can get by without you
having to move”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh yeah???? So that
would be me on the inside, Finlay on his LEAD in the middle and Mick on the
outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t think so. She was a bit
annoyed that I had mentioned bells, methinks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tinkle from behind and moved over to the inside( remember, it’s the clyclist
that’s going in the drink, not me), and there was a screech of brakes.! At
least, he smiled, but he thought I was going to move towards the canal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha. !!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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are no numpties.We enjoyed it a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Beeston is not the most inspiring of places, but the walking is better
for Finlay, and its nice to be away from the noise of Nottingham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT, I hope that we are not here for
tooooooooooo long. Having just spoken to a young beardy boater, who says that
the gauge is only just in the red, we could be off tomorrow, as long as it
doesn’t rain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to each lock, there is a big pull from the weirs, but the lock keepers along
here are great. They get everything ready for you, so that you don’t have to
bob about outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A real nice bunch, they
all ask if you are ok, they phone the lock ahead to let them know you are
coming, even as slow as us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
eventually get there. We have decided that we may invest in a VHF radio and all
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mate Mick on NB Pennine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dream. We met
Richard last year at Pollington. And the 3 of us went off to The Chesterfield
Canal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great bloke, and we enjoy his
company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also has a devilish sence of
humour. …… and he’s a yorkshireman, aye up, sitheee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Monday/Tuesday, due to the levels on the R.Soar, rising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to do a bit of this to get to
Shardlow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heyho.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Gunthorpe.It took us 6 hours. Normally, this would take about 3.5 hrs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point going under a viaduct, we were
hardly moving. !!!! Cost a lot in fuel also, 2.3 litres to the hour, normally
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">So tonight( Sunday), it’s a beer-up with Richard, and then
tomorrow his mate returns to his boat after visiting his first grandchild. So I
guess it will be a Wetherspoon visit again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Dave on Anastasia, came along with his sack wheels, to load a gas bottle, that was a real help.<br />
Most boaters are a real friendly bunch and always ready to help. We spent quite a time at the pontoon, but it couldn;t have been with a nicer bunch.<br />
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We left almost immediately, and it was slow going, pulling away from Cromwell Weir. It took us 2 hours from Cromwell to Newark. !!!! we were doing about 2 mph, now thats slow.ia<br />
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One night in Newark, sampled a beer at the Micro brewery, but we want to push on now, and get to the Trent and Mersey.<br />
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The narrowboat, that left the Cromwell, when he was advised not to, by the lockies, has received a warning. Not sure how this works, but he got into difficulty approaching Newark, and nearly tipped his boat over. When Mick asked him what sort of trip he had experienced, he replied that it was all right. !!!<br />
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So now on the move to either Hazelford lock or Gunthorpe. This is the most beautiful stretch of the NON-TIDAL Trent. and its sort of mizzling ( fine rain).JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-80257911037728940282012-07-09T13:03:00.001-07:002012-07-09T13:03:29.493-07:00Chums Roger and Bridget are coming to collect us tomorrow, to take us back to their house for a bit of TLC, will be back on thursday, I wonder if we will be on the move by then.???? don't think so. !<br />
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The other boaters here, are giving us friendly flak, saying are we deserting them etc.? !!!<br />
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Well , we had a Tesco drop. and I will get more shopping, if anyone needs.JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-16792552927611974502012-07-08T04:28:00.000-07:002012-07-08T04:28:20.502-07:00Thank you both for your concern. Its awesome, but we are all safely secured to the floating pontoons, which rise with the water level. Jan, the walking here is great for dogs. no problem getting off. As we have all said, if we are going to be stranded anywhere, what better place. All facilities( well not pump out.!) but there are loos, showers, etc.<br />
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........ and the river trent is still rising. !!!!JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-58925793164013357472012-07-06T23:55:00.001-07:002012-07-06T23:55:23.118-07:00We are now on the pontoon for quite a few days, methinks.<br />
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The Trent is in flood,the water is rushing by, Cromwell Weir has disappeared due to the high water, and they have closed all Flood Locks around this area.<br />
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A few of us are making a foray to the petrol station for basics. I want my Telegraph. !!!!<br />
But I reckon we will be ordering a supermarket "drop", next week.<br />
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Its both awesome and frightening.JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830355560348350064.post-9168683524254795322012-07-06T03:57:00.002-07:002012-07-06T03:57:56.331-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We arrived here on wednesday from Torksey and it took 4 hours and 45 mins, about the same time as Canal Route Planner had said, and we were pushing against the tide for 2 hours.<br />
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We have quite a little community on the floating pontoons here, 2 x nb's and 3 cruisers. All nice folks. The blokes are all doing a bit of fishing tween the raindrops, and they all keep catching the same 9lb barbel. Must be a bit dim to keep getting caught. !<br />
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I upset one of the blokes by asking if I should bring my roasting pan along to see if Fishy woild fit in the oven. Well, he got thrown back , to be caught 90 mins later. Doh !<br />
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We had hoped to move up to Newark On Trent, but yet again, on the flotaing pontoons with water and electric, we have the same problem as last year. Unlicenced boats hogging it all, and right under BW offices. When I complained last year, (Mick had been told to " Eff Off", when he asked if we could hook up to the leccy), they sent a spotty youth to try and talk to the very butch and beardy boaters.They just laughed at him. Apparently, BW have admitted that they can't do a thing about it, It would take 6 months to bring a case against them. If you take their boats away from them, the council,then have to find them a home. ! I am not sure that BW as a charity are going to be able to sort this out<br />
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We have good TV, for the tennis etc. so we will stay until we feel its saf-ish to move. Cranfleet Cut, is closed anyway, as Sawley Flood Lock is closed, so no-one is moving. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">So we were put into the lock at Keadby at 2.35pm, and then
had to sit and wait for the tide to turn. It did, at 3.10, and we were off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now travelling time for the plastic boats is
about 4 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mick had been onto our
Canal Route Planner, which is 99.9% accurate. And it said 6hrs and 57 mins at
just under 4mph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived at Torksey
at just after 9PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phew, so the Canal
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</span>We have been told Torksey to Cromwell Lock will take 3 hours, but CRP
says 4 hours 29 mins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will let you know.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">It was quite a good journey, some big boys making it exciting
for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 big floating gin palaces had
been out on the Humber, and they crept up behind us, and then roared off up the
river, giving us some lovely waves. WEEEEEEEEE. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Saw a sparrow-hawk chasing something, but it wasn’t successful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Floating weed formed rafts, which the crows
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Getting towards Torksey, I had turned back to yack with Mick, and I saw a huge bow coming around a bend,behind us, wow. and like busses, there were 2 of them. They look very impressive when they are coming up from behind you. They gave us a chummy wave as they passed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;">Now at Saxilby, and guess what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its pouring with rain. We were hoping to
turn back here and get back to Torksey, for the crossing to Cromwell Lock at
7am. Not sure what we will do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>JennyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503102411685157439noreply@blogger.com0