Peter Reg

Hi all, I'm on the Macclesfield just got up the 12 locks!!!! Heading for the Peak forest.. It's very nice and also quite! and a bit shallow in places... Just wondering if it's always like this, I mean quite...?

Ive been a liveaboard since last November, on my first boat and I'm liking it so far! Came along the K&A a few weeks ago and enjoyed that, went to Bristol then cruised to Portishead on my own!!! Then got a pilot to go up to Sharpness,,,, locked out at 05:30 and had a wonderful cruise, a bit scary but I think it's worth doing at least once on a narrowboat.... Now heading for the Shropshire union and then on with the adventure.. Hope you enjoy every moment...

Thanks homer2911 From portishead looking up the seven at the two bridges in the long distance and the flow of the tide coming in and out, !!! This will be a One time experience for me on a narrowboat...!

Hello everyone, I left Bristol early morning monday, after a lot of research of maps of the avonmouth and talking to other boaters and the harbour masters, made it to Portishead ok, what a wonderful journey, yesterday evening I had a pilot booked to go to Sharpness, also there was another boat there waiting to go but he phoned at the last minute saying he had to take a commercial ship and said if you talk to the pilot of the other boat, you could follow them! It's your call,,, he said,! I didn't think that's a good idea, so now I'm leaving tomorrow, lock out at 05:30 with a pilot... Looking forward to this wonderful journey up the river seven to Shapness.. ( it is in fact quite scary)? But exciting

thanks everyone, I'm leaving bath tomorrow so I'll have time to talk to the pilots and hopefully I can make the cruise to portishead on my own, it's got to be a great and challenging moment on a narrowboat....

. Thanks bassplayer, I will check that, if I need a pilot, I will get one. Thanks again. . I'll try to do the same, but if I have too, I'll get a pilot. Thanks

Hello there, I'm heading to Bristol in the next few days, and I'm going to get a pilot for the cruise up to Sharpness. (When they tell me the weather and tide is good) My question is, does anyone know if it is difficult to take my narrowboat from the floting harbour in Bristol to portishead?! It's my first time going on this route! Or should I pay a pilot to take me to portishead! Thanks....

Hi Mike, the trip down to London was really good, got into Paddington basin, only stayed a week, too much noise, lol Now on the K&A heading for Bristol, it's lovely here, but hard work singlehanded! Hope all is well for you. Yes Naughty Cal, I noticed the difference when I came back upstream, but I enjoyed the experience of the Thames, now on the K&A for a while

Thanks mark.

Hello all, my first time on the Thames, and I must say how different the boat handles, going downstream, it seems to feel like she's going faster with lower rev's! I've learnt to turn her around to head upstream to moor up, because trying to moor going downstream singlehanded is a bit difficult!! But I'm loving it. I want to go to the Paddington basin? Does onto each know if you can just arrive and get a free 7 day morring or do I have to phone someone there?.. Thanks?

I don't have a house anymore, my boat is my home for now, I think I will have to leave the car outside a friends house, then catch a bus or train when I need it. Thanks again for your comments ?

Thanks for all your comments and ideas ?

That's a good idea, I have a bicycle with me,Thanks

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows where to park a car safely when Crusing? I'm a new liveaboard and I'm heading down to Oxford then the Thames to lo London then the K&A ! (Taking about 2 or 3 months) I will need the car sometimes and I've been quoted at some marinas on the way about £20 a week to park, is this a normal thing many liveaboards do? then I'll have to catch a bus or train to retrieve the car when needed! Sorry about this silly question, Thanks

Hi Have a look at Rugbyboats. I brought mine with them and was very pleased. Good luck