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ONLY 387 LOCKS TO LONDON!

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December 1st 2018
Published: December 2nd 2018
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On September 3 2018 we began the maiden voyage of our narrowboat "Horatio Sprague". Strictly speaking this was not the maiden voyage, as we had already sailed the boat from Steve Heywood's boatyard in Stone some 85 miles to Tewkesbury in February. But then the boat was only an empty shell with an engine. Thanks mostly to our son Alastair it was now a beautifully finished narrowboat! Although the ... Read Full Entry



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Free spirited, living on a narrow boat....Into architecture, sailing, music, walking, and the great outdoors!... full info
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Ray at the helmRay at the helm
Ray at the helm
The helmsmen! The helmsmen!
The helmsmen!
Stratford CanalStratford Canal
Stratford Canal
Waterside houses near Wilmcote
Edstone AqueductEdstone Aqueduct
Edstone Aqueduct
Amazing 150m cast iron aqueduct!
Edstone AqueductEdstone Aqueduct
Edstone Aqueduct
View from above!
Wooton Wawen AqueductWooton Wawen Aqueduct
Wooton Wawen Aqueduct
Another iron trough aqueduct.
Wooton WawenWooton Wawen
Wooton Wawen
Met Niamh Cusack and Raphael Sowole from the cast of Macbeth, then playing in Stratford. As we were unable to get tickets to see the play in Stratford, they challenged us to come and see it in London!
Wooton WawenWooton Wawen
Wooton Wawen
Green Lane Bridge. Typical Stratford Canal split bridge, which allowed the tow rope to remain connected between boat and horse!
Preston BagotPreston Bagot
Preston Bagot
Waiting for the lock to fill.
Preston BagotPreston Bagot
Preston Bagot
Traditional barrel roofed cottage. Unique on this canal.
Preston BagotPreston Bagot
Preston Bagot
Tiny iron trough aqueduct above Bucket lock.
Lapworth Lapworth
Lapworth
Watching the M5 traffic thunder by from the bottom lock of the flight!
Lapworth Lapworth
Lapworth
Peaceful scene with barrel roofed cottage, lock and split bridge.
KingswoodKingswood
Kingswood
Taking water at the junction basin.
Kingswood junctionKingswood junction
Kingswood junction
The tight turn out of the Stratford Canal on to the Grand Union. Now heading south to London!
Goat paradiseGoat paradise
Goat paradise
Near Turner's Green.
Rowington Rowington
Rowington
Bows of old sunken boats.
Rowington Rowington
Rowington
Sterns of old boats.
Shrewley TunnelShrewley Tunnel
Shrewley Tunnel
Inside a rather damp 400m tunnel built in 1799!
Hatton LocksHatton Locks
Hatton Locks
One of the 21 locks!
Hatton LocksHatton Locks
Hatton Locks
We did the locks in 3 hours but near sunset at the end!



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