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  1. Silly signs

    in General Boating

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    2 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

    CaRT claim that a quarter of their income is from boaters, so we paid for one side of that sign. If you look very carefully there is a mooring bollard icon on the side facing the water to let you know there are mooring bollards there, just in case you haven't seen them, what with them being painted white. The far side no doubt says "Away From the Locks" as @Bod reckons. The left hand side says "To the Water, Where It Is Better By".

    They missed a trick, 'cause the top doesn't say "To the Ground" and buried in the concrete it might not say "To the Sky".

    Jen

    I'm annoyed i didn't take photos from all angles now!

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  6. Suggestions for a different route

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:

    There are numerous rings available in the West Midlands

    Thanks JP, Yes we've done the black country too, forgot to mention that one! and a fair bit round the BCN still a fair bit of the network I'm yet to colour in on my map though! Problem with the BCN is the hire companies get a bit tetchy with having their boats moored round there unless you're in Gas St! Remember having a joke with one boat yard when I remarked that I was fully aware of their  "Pink Map of Death" showing where you shouldn't moor!

  7. Suggestions for a different route

    in Holidays Afloat

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    33 minutes ago, arbutus said:

    Shire Cruisers web site shows that they will be doing one-way cruises on the Leeds-Liverpool from spring next year when Figure of three locks on the Calder & Hebble is repaired, but the boat they use is a 56' maximum 6 berth that starts on a Monday which may not suite your crew.

    Thanks Arbutus, I think it might be Shire again, and will have to cut down on the crew, I do find their website confusing though, may have to call them and see what they can do ? PS thanks for the link to the Foxes, I do enjoy their videos! :) 

  8. Suggestions for a different route

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Halsey said:

    Why not try something different like Ireland Scotland

    Good suggestion, thank you. I like the idea of Scotland - especially the Falkirk wheel! but again i think this will be an out and back, or do they do one way hire up there? Irish waterways I don't know much about, do they have a canal network or is it river waterways?

  9. Suggestions for a different route

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, Athy said:

    Have you thought of hiring from Fox's (good firm) and going round the Middle Level Navigations? They are often remote and not always exciting, but it would be a new experience.  

    I hadn't to be honest, thanks for that I''ll look in to them

    49 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

    Shire Cruisers do one way trips, as you've done the Hudds perhaps L&L or Rochdale?

     

    https://www.shirecruisers.co.uk/routes/one-way-canal-routes.php

     

    edit: just noticed L&L is out due to Figure of 3 locks ?

    Shire Cruisers are a good company, we did the Hudds with them, Rochdale might be a good call

  10. Suggestions for a different route

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    As a regular hire boater always holidaying for a week in late May we (crew of between 5 and 8 ) have done various routes over the many years, the crew don't like out and back trips as it covers old ground, but I'm struggling to find a route for next year. We've done all the major 1 week rings (4 counties, cheshire , stourport, avon,  warwickshire, we've also done the llangollen, K&A and Huddersfield Broad & Narrow.

     

    Can anyone suggest a good ring that I may have missed, or a oneway trip (most boat companies don't offer 1 way trips)?  

     

    I would like to do the leicester ring/east midlands circuit or south of England circuit but we're limited to one week.

     

    Any suggestions will be greatly received (especially if you have done it and can recommend a hire base) and I realise I ask a tall order! 

  12. Gutted

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    I feel your pain, we have a yearly holiday the same week in May every year  (and sometimes a sneeky second holiday later in the year) and have been for around 12 years also. Unfortunately I had to let my crew go without me last year due to work constraints and then the virus this year... It's now been over 2 years since I've been on the cut and getting severly land-sick!

     

    Thank goodness for youtube, I've been driving my partner mad with all the vloggers! ?? 

     

    Next May can't come soon enough and I'm considering an Autumn cruise, if my partner can get time off from her work, for just the two of us...

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