Sunday, July 08, 2012

Jaq is studying while the cruise goes on

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Jaq finds herself back studying to pass her exam to obtain a `leave to remain` visa in her passport. Jaq has until late 2013 to pass the e...
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Saturday, July 07, 2012

Onto the Bridgewater canal

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Saltersford Tunnel left, is 424 yards long. Due to bends within the tunnel it is impossible to see boats coming in the opposite direction. ...
Thursday, July 05, 2012

Up the Trent and Mersey

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The blog needs updating although I think most readers know it is not a live blog so we could be far from the blogged subject. At the moment ...
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Monday, July 02, 2012

More un-published pictures

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This is a caraboat that used with the wheels out of sight below water can be at home behind a car as well as afloat. The weird thing is wh...
Sunday, July 01, 2012

Tacet stops for tea

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Fellow bloggers Ian and Karen on Nb Tacet broke their journey to come aboard for tea/coffee and a good old natter. It gave Jaq a chance...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

A look back through the photos

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The bridge of Sighs, not in Venice but in Chester, UK. The bridge was built to enable prisoners to cross from the prison in the Northgat...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Moving on.

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We finally have as Jaq has just posted moved on off the Shropshire Union along the Middlewich arm and onto the Wardle canal. The Wardle is ...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Muggy Weather on the Bridgewater Canal

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"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” ~John Burroughs    We rose mid-morning after a l...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Hunkered Down at Calveley

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"You have to sniff out joy. Keep your nose to the joy trail." ~Buffy Sainte-Marie    We took the opportunity of a break in the...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Inside the walls of Chester and the water is not hot!

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Rain is pouring down as I sit here typing and I have no intention of cruising in such miserable conditions. Instead I spent 3 hours trying ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

A day on the walls of Chester

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The Romans built wooden defences around Deva (Chester) and later rebuilt in stone. The Saxons then used a lot of the Roman walls to defend a...
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