Trip 2021 – Week 8
Day 50: After a couple of days of terrible hayfever, I can start to breathe a bit. We had a ridiculously funny walk back from Bex & Curly’s, drunkenly giggling like schoolkids as we charged down the hill through fields…
Trip 2021 – Week 7
Day 43 – Bosley LocksAfter a collapsed day it was time to go again. The beginning of our video shows nothing but if you look closely it shows one of the best things about boater life. I headed up to…
Trip 2021 – Week 6
Not much boating for me but a whole lot of fun seeing some of the colleagues I haven’t seen in the last 18 months. Some highlight pics for me and a short video of Richards travels with the boat while…
2021 Trip – Week 5
Photo collection can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=sets Day 29 – Hollybush Inn To Engine LockAll the layers were back on this morning as the temperature had dropped. A badly moored boat got everyone in a pickle as we met another…
2021 Trip – Week 4
Wow! how has it got to a month already. Photo albums can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/143856576@N06/collections/72157719231987276/ Day 22 – Middle of Nowhere to Burston We split the tasks today, for the first part I worked until we reach locks then…
2021 Trip – Week 3
Link to Photo Albums: https://www.flickr.com/photos/143856576@N06/collections/72157719231987276/ Day 16 & 17 No boating as we hung out with friends, BBQ, drinks, chats, walk – is was lovely to take some time out along the way! They very kindly lent us their washing…
2021 Trip – Week 2
As last week – more photos can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/143856576@N06/collections/72157719231987276/ Day 8 – Netherton Tunnel to Dudley Canal TrustWe originally looked at going through the Dudley Tunnel, as you can’t use your engine in there and would have to…
2021 Trip – Week 1
Day 1 & 2It’s not that I don’t want to write every day but I’m being honest with myself about what I can do. Boating is tiring, boating when you’re trying to fit in hours in your temp job is…
Time to go exploring again!
One thing we’ve all learnt this year, Life is too short. Do what you love. I’ve had over a year without my main job to review what’s important to me and identifying the areas that needs switching up and changing.…
A lovely stroll to find the Sapperton Tunnel and disused Thames & Severn Canal.
This was a lovely walk we took on a sunny Monday morning recently. It comes with a bit of a back story so pour yourself a cuppa and settle in. I am based on the Gloucester & Sharpness canal and…
A window with a view!
I enjoyed two little photography projects on the waterways. Here is the 1st one which is a collection of views out of the living room window on the boat. I’m no video editor but I had fun putting this together…
Gloucester to Saul Junction……… aaaand rest!
Today’s video including plenty of hovering for bridges, avoiding paddleboarders and rowers to swing back into the marina! Another days of nerves for me as I knew I was going to do a manoeuvre at the end of the day…
Worcester to Upton to Gloucester
Worcester to Upton can be seen here: After a stunning night sky in Gloucester we headed down to Upton On Severn. We passed through Diglis lock and had a short journey ahead of us. We had in mind that if…
Kidderminster to Worcester
Today’s journey heading off the canal system and onto the river: After 2 days of waiting for the levels of the river to fall we got the nod. It’s not quite there but it’s good enough to get going and…
Kinver to Kidderminster
Today’s lovely autumnal journey: What a glorious journey through the sunshine and the autumnal colours aligning the waterways. I’m definitely in a bit of a grump about the trip coming to an end but so so grateful that we have…
Day off in Kinver
We had heard great things about the Kinver Rock Houses and surrounding area so decided to take a morning to get out for a lovely walk. What a fab day, thoroughly enjoyed the walk, nice to get out of the…
Womborne to Kinver
Today’s Journey can be seen here: Man I struggled to wake up today. Yesterday’s boating was good, then a few hours of remote work meant a late night and I was paying the price as I felt totally sluggish. I…
Compton to Womborne
Todays journey can be seen here: A glorious morning was had ambling between Compton and Womborne. It was one of those days where everything went smoothly, the locks certainly got harder as they went. The paddles of the bottom gates…
Penkridge to Compton
Today’s much more pleasant journey to Compton: A totally different day today with a much nicer weather to be enjoying the waterways and today did not disappoint. Waking early with the school kids making their way along the canal we…
Tixall Wide to Penkridge
Today’s ridiculously wet Journey: We knew today would be a wet one so we suited appropriately and set off. I do love how some locks get to have a lock cottage, dates back to when most locks were manned. Noticed…
Aston to Tixall Wide
Our few hours boating can be seen here: We have been following the A51 and the West Coast mainline for a little while now but today we chuckled as we don’t think the railway can get any closer! We were…
Trentham to Aston
Today’s journey can be found here: A much nicer day for boating today, although the winds are still high, at least it looked to be mostly dry. I noticed now it wasn’t raining that we had moored right next to…
Westport Lake to Tentham
Today’s very very wet journey can be found here: Without being disrespectful to the people of Stoke, it is not somewhere, as a boater, you feel welcomed. All advise is to get through it and don’t stop. We donned all…
Church Lawton to Westport Lake via Harecastle Tunnel
Today’s video (as much as you can see of it in the tunnel) is here: A very foggy start to the day as we left Church Lawton. A different feel today as we have a time booked passage through Harecastle…
Wheelock to Church Lawton
Todays back-breaking journey can be seen here: Setting off from Wheelock we knew it was going to be a big day of locks. The whole flight is around 25 locks but we were planning on stopping just short for the…
Middlewich to Wheelock
Todays journey is here; a short hop along the way to Wheelock and a weekend seeing friends! Today was only going to be a short hop as we have arranged to meet some friends over the weekend at Wheelock. It…
Church Minshull to Middlewich
Today video journey is here: Today was another day of all the clothes. Leggings under Jeans, about 4 tops under a jumper and coat etc. The sun was lovely but the wind was bitter and being on the water makes…
Beeston to Church Minshull
Today’s video of our journey: Amazing what a good nights sleep and a beautiful sunny morning can do for your soul! Although we woke early and had all plans of getting going, the universe had other ideas. On starting the…
Chester to Beeston
A lovely day off to explore Chester. I thoroughly enjoyed walking around the walls and old city centre. Early evening came and Richard was preparing tea when a load of kids decided throwing rocks at the boat was their fun…
Beeston Castle to Chester
Saying goodbye to another lovely mooring we started on our way to Chester. I decided to do the locking today as I knew it would be a bit of a physical challenge. With double gates each end and room for…
A few photos from our walk up to Beeston Castle.
Another lovely day off boating to explore something by the canal. The castle is clearly seen from the waterway up a large hill. Built in the early 1300’s, it’s a Marcher castle and although now in ruins, it’s still an…
Hurleston to Beeston Castle
A fun journey today with lots of chuckles and a hormonal melt down from me as my brain forgot how to do anything at the helm! To leave the Llangollen it was back down the 4 deep locks in a…
Marbury to Hurleston
Today’s video for the journey here: It was a chilly morning pulling off from the mooring at Marbury. A reminder that the seasons are changing and i’m definitely making the most of shorts days when I get them. People always…
Grindley Brook to Marbury
Todays video of our journey here: Starting the day with the Grindley Brook staircase. It was getting busy so we came off the mooring and joined the queue. Everyone was being very jolly as we took our turn starting the…
Blake Mere to Grindley Brook
Todays Video of the journey here: An easy day today. 11.5 miles and 5 lift bridges. I was at the helm most of the day as I am finding the lift bridges on this canal a bit too heavy and…
New Marton to Blake Mere and a day of much needed zen at the lake.
The tiredness was starting to kick in. We are now at the three week mark of the trip and I was starting to feel it. The steering of a narrowboat is in someways like a car and in other ways…
Llangollen to New Marton – a challenging morning and a man where he shouldn’t be!
Todays Video Here: THE NARROWSSo we screwed up as the camera didn’t record the first part of the journey and of course thats the part where lots of stuff happened! To put it in context, there are 2 sections in…
A Day off in Llangollen
Horseshoe FallsA lovely 3 mile walk, a round trip from the mooring to head up to the falls. This is where the Llangollen canal starts, a rare opportunity to see the start of a waterway that has been created by…
The Big One! – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Todays timelapse video is here: Today is the day that started the whole idea for this trip. I’d seen this bonkers structure and just knew I had to bring Māhina (and us) over it. As I haven’t been able to…
The middle of nowhere to Froncysyllte
Todays Video Here: Dammit the ice cream boat came past us before i’d realised it although 9am is maybe a little too early for ice cream (never!). Maybe we’ll catch up with it along the way. Pulled off after waiting…
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Hi, I’m Kate. An about turn in life in 2016 led to a new career and in 2018 a new home! This page shares my adventures with her across the UK from my base in the South West.
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