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Dogsontour: August 2008
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A gentle travelblog recording the adventures and peregrinations of two humans and their five canine companions, utilising various modes of transport including a narrowboat, a motorhome and a people/dog carrier. There’s a vile rumour afoot that we’re off to the boat next weekend – now where did we leave it? Posted by Dogsontour by Greygal. At ten grand, it’s a steal. Posted by Dogsontour by Greygal. In a recent post. Posted by Dogsontour by Greygal. Do you remember the Jennings. They charted the adventure...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": April 2015
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Monday, 27 April 2015. Ashton Canal,Lumb Lane bridge and Droylsden Marina. While at the marina we had a bit of a wander around the surrounding area and came across a couple of interesting bits,the first was a building below Fairfield Top Lock.Just above the Lock is the Water Point I didn't see by the way. There's me,see I do try and do my share of working the locks. OK,a bit o...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": Salthouse Dock Part Two.
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Saturday, 11 July 2015. Salthouse Dock Part Two. Lisa and I posing on the stern of Chyandour at our mooring in Salthouse Dock. MV Royal Iris of the Mersey, the Ferry 'Cross the Mersey. She's just approaching her berth at the Pier Head to pick us up. In a former life, then named Mountwood, she starred in the film Ferry Cross the Mersey and the TV program The Liver Birds. Inside...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": Leeds & Liverpool
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Monday, 29 June 2015. Earl Grey and the Charwallahs on the stage at Middlewich Narrowboats,this band were the best of the festival for me. Mark Radcliffe and Galleon Blast in the Marquee at The Kings Lock on Friday night.Mark Radcliffe is at the back somewhere. Ahead of us on Sunday morning was a boat who's crew hadn't done any locks before so Lisa and Val had helped them and ...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": April 2014
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Wednesday, 30 April 2014. Sutton Stop with Lisa working the lock as usual and Chyandour almost ready to leave,the water level only drops a few inches. Just a couple of the views we enjoyed as we cruised down the North Oxford. The last line of defence perhaps? After the invaders have managed to cross The Channel we will halt them on the banks of the South Oxford? Having looked ...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": Salthouse Dock.
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Monday, 6 July 2015. Our mooring after Scarisbrick Marina.In the evening and morning we watched the Skylarks.Something we saw quite a lot of on this stretch of the L&L. Pete,the Captain of Tadpole 2 down the weedhatch.He had quite a lot on his prop,a lot more than can be seen on the stern of his boat and loads more than us. Approaching the Museum Tunnel which goes under the Mu...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": July 2015
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. A couple of strange ladies, Lisa and Val, posing at the Tippler that represents Wigan Pier. Just to show that we've been in there. The bar inside The Cavern Club. Chyandour, with Lisa at the helm, and Val and Pete on Tadpole 2 as we waited at the entrance to Mann Island Lock on Thursday morning. Saturday, 11 July 2015. Salthouse Dock Part Two. MV Royal I...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": July 2014
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Monday, 28 July 2014. We’ve decided to give ourselves a bit of a treat while we spend a few days here and we can use this as a base to go to places in the surrounding area.More about that next week. The locks are deep,each one drops you down about 11 feet.The Droitwich Junction Canal was reopened in 2011 after a lot of hard work from many volunteers.It was one of the l...A bit...
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water": December 2014
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Chyandour,our "Home on the Water". The experiences of myself and Lisa as we fulfill our dream of living on the canals of the U.K. Monday, 1 December 2014. Over the last seven weeks we’ve moored at various places on the Shroppie between Market Drayton and Hurleston Junction,that’s where the Llangollen Canal leaves the Shropshire Union Canal and heads west into Wales. Some of the very friendly Bellringers in Nantwich and then there’s Lisa having a go in the nearby St.Mary’s Church in Acton,...Among the man...
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NB Windsong: An unexpected meeting…..
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Wednesday, 3 June 2015. An unexpected meeting…. Having left Twyford Wharf on Sunday morning, and moored just short of Cropredy, we continued on yesterday to Fenny Compton. The wind got increasingly strong during the day, and we got caught in ne or two heavy showers. As we arrived at Fenny, the heavens opened once more, the wind rose to gale force and we had horizontal hail! While we were mooring a couple walked by with suitcases. Suddenly, the chap turned and said ‘Roger’? 3 June 2015 at 17:15. We had a ...