Day 1Business as normal as we filled up with diesel, pumped out the loo and headed off for Gloucester docks. With winds gusting at 40mph (Richard lied to me and said they'd be less so I wouldn't worry, the cheeky git!). We got caught in a few full on downpours but made it ok to … Continue reading So here we go – The Nomad is off again.
After a lovely month exploring in June & July i've decided to make the best out of a bad situation and head out again. Both Richard & I have had all work cancelled until 2021 at the earliest so after working out that it costs the same to explore as it does to sit in … Continue reading The waterways are calling
The next two days were always going to feel a bit weird, I was just getting in the swing on boating and exploring! A couple of weeks at home mooring and I reckon i'll be out again đ The river is not like a canal and the Severn can be a challenge when in flood … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 24 + 25
Well it's nearly the home straight and the end of this little adventure. I know the last couple of posts have turned into photo galleries rather than blog but quite frankly the river is mostly uneventful. That being said, I did wake up to a couple in their pants next to the boat this morning … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 23
Well it happened again, we liked a mooring so much that we stayed and did nothing for a day. Nevermind, boating is never a thing that should be restricted by timings anyway! We had left with all intentions of heading to Pershore to the moorings at the recreation ground but after going through just Evesham … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 20/21/22
On the homebound stretch now, days so far on the river appear to be fairly lazy, easy going and short. Today was a planned 4 locks and 9 miles between Barton Lock and Evesham Lock, wanting to stop just short of Evesham central moorings to keep the peace & quiet. Just as we were thinking … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 19
Thursday was a chill in Stratford-Upon-Avon day to recover, a quick walk around town and generally relax before hitting the river Friday. Some interesting buildings and a lot of Shakespeare history along i'll be the fist to admit that's not really my thing but I like the buildings. Built in 1485, now a doggy day … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 17 & 18
So, the plan for the day was, 2 miles to the start of Wilmcote lock flight, poodle through there and either stop just short of the basin in Stratford or in the basin itself. The Canal planner website had this journey listed as a 4hr 20 mins journey.........mmmm about that! Try 9 hours later. The … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 16
Today was definitely a game of two halves! The first half saw us leaving a lovely spot by Lock 25 and thoroughly enjoying a meandering route through lovely countryside and forest. I have now nearly perfected getting into these tiny locks and was enjoying the sunshine, the tunes on my minirig and the birdsong coming … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 15
We really liked the mooring in Hockley so stayed another day. After a lazy morning we logged into OS Maps to plot a nice circular walk. We've been loving this app during lockdown to find nice quiet across-fields walks to explore my moorings surroundings. Found a nice little 4.5mile circular so popped on the boots … Continue reading MÄhina Avon Ring – Day 13
That Niggling Thought 