Sunday 26 April 2009

Middlewich


On the Arm at Whitchurch on Tuesday evening


Grindly Brook middle staircase


Bendigedig emerging from Grindly Brook locks and First mate comming back with shopping



We have flowers in abundance this year, the pig looks good Lisa.





And more, the last couple of weeks of warm weather have made such a difference



We are in Middlewich Cheshire this weekend, enjoying the warm weather, yesterday, Saturday started with a heavy, cold shower of rain, then the sun came out and we basked in it all afternoon, we will be moving on Monday morning heading for the sevices at Anderton, then on to Preston Brook and the Bridgewater canal.
I had to buy an anchor, chain and warp this week due to the fact that we will be going on to a couple of rivers this summer, {what's the correct size of anchor for my 57 ft boat? think of a number, double it and multiply by the first number!!} no one seems to know, not even the chandlers are sure ''er, this one should be plenty big enough for you''. So I hope the one they sold me is ok.
The flowers have been doing so well, we decided to plant some Coz lettuce seeds this week, Elsie planted potatoes a fortnight ago and they are through already,
Thats all for this week folks.

Monday 20 April 2009

Moving On

York station waiting for the train
Moored on the Prees branch Sunday evening



Sunday morning and we moved over to the services in Ellesmere for water and rubbish, whilst there a holiday boat pulled in behind me, as the lady was pulling the centre rope tight it came off the mooring bollard and she fell backwards cracking her head on the concrete. Elsie called an ambulance and I held a towel pad on the wound, which being a head wound was bleeding profusely, eventually the ambulance arrived and they took her to Shrewsbury A&E for stitches.


Last week we went to York for three days, Lisa & Emyr were going to a wedding so they asked us to look after the girls, which we were delighted to do, we took them down to a local park were they played on the swings in the afternoon and had a nice time. We went up on the train from Shrewsbury, three hours later we were in York, the weather was very kind to us whilst we were there as well.


At the moment we are on the Prees branch waiting to get some fuel from the marina on Tues morning, then we shall be off.

Monday 13 April 2009

Make and Mend in Ellesmere




Coming up the staircase at Frankton locks



Eric fron nb Bendigedig and the Lockie giving points for
entering the lock with least number of bumps
Heading for Ellesmere
Photo's courtesy of Elsie from nbBendigedig.
We are still here at Ellesmere, getting some painting done and enjoying the warm sunny weather, although that is soon to change if the forecast people are to be believed. Eiddwen and Elsie have been shopping in Oswestry. The number of boats out on the water have increased dramaticaly this week, it being Easter and school hols. See you all next week.

Tuesday 7 April 2009

On the move at last

We left Llangollen in company with Bendigedig last Tuesday morning, Eric in front and me tailend charlie and cruised down to Hindford, a distance of 13.5 miles and 2 locks. After a chat we have decided to go down on to the Montgomery canal for a few days, to get a few jobs done whilst this weather is so nice. So we went down the locks on Thursday lunch and moored on the disused arm till Sunday, there are all the facilities here and it is so quite with stunning views. After coming back up the locks on Sunday we moved round the corner and stopped the night, Monday we cruised down to Ellesmere where we shall stay for a few days, we all have things to do whilst we are here.

The reason this is late this week is the new dongle is not as good as was made out when I bought it, Signal strength varies a lot on the canals, by the very nature of being out in the country most of the time, however I did point this out when purchasing said dongle but who ever you purchase from ''theirs'' is always the best regardless of it's actual ability, so I now have 'two' dongles and one of them had better work or they will be going for a swim!!

Will put some pics on next Sunday, as have not yet sorted them out. By for now