County Lock

Looking uphill.

May 29th 2013
7 locks, 85 in total. Fairly uneventful trip today, apart from County Lock as we entered Reading from the west. Water flows had become increasingly erratic since we left Sheffield Lock but County Lock was horrendous. We had read that the uphill moorings are hidden under a longish road bridge but even so we nearly overshot – both of us ashore hanging onto the lines. Immediately af ... read more

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Dunlin 2013

Dunlin

In common with many others, we intend going on a cruise in our retirement, albeit a DIY affair. There will be no dressing for dinner at the Captain's table because she's fairly laid back about that sort of thing. My intention is to write a travel log but I have no idea if we will have adequate broadband access on a daily basis and indeed whether I shall have anything worth saying. Please paste the link below into www.maps.google.com for our projected route plan, which is subject to change depending on: canal stoppages flood drought time inclination The red line... full info

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