To ease some cabin fever

[Guest]

Ok five more from me -

 

 

1 -

 

Clue - the boat in the lock is a very long way from home!!!

 

 

2 -

 

Very close to the canal

 

 

3 -

 

An easy one,

 

 

4 -

 

Another easy one I think.

 

 

5 -

 

A non canal one - but very recognisable -

[matty40s]

The tunnel is the Newbold one near Rugby, although only half the lights are working now.

[Guest]

The tunnel is the Newbold one near Rugby, although only half the lights are working now.

 

Correct - shame to hear about the lights - that pic was taken in Feb.

[Grebe]

The non-canal picture (number 5) is How Hill on the River Ant, Norfolk Broads.

 

Hope to be passing there on Saturday on Grebe if this thaw continues.

 

Regards

 

Mal

 

NB Grebe.

[Guest]

The non-canal picture (number 5) is How Hill on the River Ant, Norfolk Broads.

 

Hope to be passing there on Saturday on Grebe if this thaw continues.

 

Regards

 

Mal

 

NB Grebe.

 

Well spotted -

 

That was taken in October 2006 when Jan and I took our first ever boating holiday with just us and no scurvy dogs to help.. Hired Brinks Omega from Barnes Brinkcraft at Wroxham.

 

 

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Edited December 28, 2010 by MJG

[Keeping Up]

The easy one is Sawley.

 

I'm guessing #1 is somewhere we can't get to on our boat.

[Guest]

The easy one is Sawley.

 

I'm guessing #1 is somewhere we can't get to on our boat.

 

Correct Sawley Double locks where I felt a right eejit as I strode up to the (automated) lock gates, windlass in hand . -

 

ref #1 - If you are more than 58ft and a bit (which I believe you are) - correct.

[Evo]

Obscure, but I have previously mentioned where and why.

 

 

The next 2 are in the same place..name that village

 

 

Finally a real easy one..!!

[Hairy-Neil]

The easy one is Sawley.

 

I'm guessing #1 is somewhere we can't get to on our boat.

 

Like the Ripon Canal?

[Little Gold Nugget]

No 4

 

Is it close to here?

 

 

[Guest]

Like the Ripon Canal?

 

Not specific enough..

 

How far can you go?

[Doug_]

Ok five more from me -

 

2 -

 

Very close to the canal

 

 

I think number 2 is Alvecote Priory on the Copventry Canal

 

Doug

[Hairy-Neil]

The ruins I'm sure we visited last year, so somewhere between Banbury and Chester, via Fradley/Autherley Jcts.

 

IIRC it's on the Coventry Canal, off side, somewhere Atherstone/Tamworth area is the best I can narrow it down. Not a clue waht it's called.

[Guest]

I think number 2 is Alvecote Priory on the Copventry Canal

 

Doug

 

Cheers - we moored near there on our first big 'ring'.

 

Finally a real easy one..!!

 

The welsh aqueduct thingy nobody can spell or pronounce...

[Evo]

Course it is MJ...that was a scarey pic, I lowered the camera and opened my other eye and went faint and wobbly for a few seconds, I was stood up mid boat near the edge trying to get a pic of that massive substantial trough side..!!

[Teadaemon]

The non-canal picture (number 5) is How Hill on the River Ant, Norfolk Broads.

 

Hope to be passing there on Saturday on Grebe if this thaw continues.

 

Regards

 

Mal

 

NB Grebe.

 

I should really have got that one, as I live within walking distance of How Hill, although in fairness I've never actually seen it from the land. (We never moored there when I was coming to the Broads on holiday, probably because it's a fairly long walk back to Ludham Bridge to go to the pub.)

 

Driving back home today, I notice that the weather is a lot warmer, and the River Bure at Hoveton/Wroxham and the River Ant at Ludham Bridge are both free of ice once more.

[paddy r]

1 easy one

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and a little harder

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[Grebe]

Hi Teadaemon,

 

The fore-shortening in the image makes recogintion harder. The picture appears to have been taken from the small Staithe at How Hill, looking south. Turf Fen Mill appears to be opposite the moorings when it is actually beyond the moorings (southwards) and round a bend.