Day 31 - to Royal Leamington Spa, home of lawn tennis and host of women's national bowls championships every summer. June 15th 2013 10 locks, 158 in total.
We joined forces with another Aussie couple just after we set off this morning and travelled with them down the 10 locks and into Royal Leamington Spa. We intended to stop a little earlier but gift horses and all that. Our 2 boats secured the last moorings in the area nearest the supermarket (well, Co-op again) – let's just say you'd need to know p ... read more
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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