Posted in Canal News, Photo Update on Dec 12th, 2006
Our third week with Willoughby began in early November and various navigation closures and logistics meant our chosen route was the Caldon Canal. For this trip we had the pleasure of the company of two long term friends, who in the past had generously offered us hospitality on their own boat. It was nice to [...]
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Posted in News, Photo Update on Nov 7th, 2006
Took advantage of the Autumn sunshine and took a walk along the Grand Union from South Harefield towards Rickmandsworth.Whilst there is a fair amount of smart new development on this section some older canalside property still remains. At Cooper Mill lock we found a pair of Narrowboat Trust boats negotiating the severely restricted access/exit. This [...]
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Posted in News, Photo Update on Oct 24th, 2006
We became part of the Willoughby sharing team this year and our first cruising slot was inherited from the previous share owners. We decided to take things very easily for this first trip as, although being a fairly experienced narrowboat crew (thanks to kind and generous friends) , each boat is different and all take [...]
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Posted in News, Photo Update on Oct 20th, 2006
Welcome one and all, This is the blog of nb Willoughby and one of her crew. She is part of the “Ownerships” scheme and we share her with 11 other “owners”. Unlike other narrowboat blogs from continuous cruisers and “Live Aboards” we only have 3 weeks cruising a year but we also enjoy walking the [...]
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