The Welsh Invasion starts tomorrow!!!

[Graham Davis]

We 2 mad and damp Mid Walians will be flying the "Draig Goch" from In Hoc for the next 2 weeks.

 

Taking a route from Fradley Junction up the T & M to Middlewich, across to the Shroppie and down to Wolverhampton, up the 21 to the Black Country Museum, through Brum and back to Fradley.

 

If you see us give us a shout and a wave.

 

Would be nice to know someone reads these notes.

[doomed1]

We 2 mad and damp Mid Walians will be flying the "Draig Goch" from In Hoc for the next 2 weeks.

 

Taking a route from Fradley Junction up the T & M to Middlewich, across to the Shroppie and down to Wolverhampton, up the 21 to the Black Country Museum, through Brum and back to Fradley.

 

If you see us give us a shout and a wave.

 

Would be nice to know someone reads these notes.

 

 

Dont worry everyone will be at fradley to wish you a pleasant trip.

tea for 600 boating folk.

[Yoda]

We 2 mad and damp Mid Walians will be flying the "Draig Goch" from In Hoc for the next 2 weeks.

 

Taking a route from Fradley Junction up the T & M to Middlewich, across to the Shroppie and down to Wolverhampton, up the 21 to the Black Country Museum, through Brum and back to Fradley.

 

If you see us give us a shout and a wave.

 

Would be nice to know someone reads these notes.

 

I too will be on the Shropie and will have my cutlass ready to repel Welsh folk boarding. Hope to meet you.

[Sue1946]

hmmmmm - is this a new language that I need to learn? HELP!! (lol)

[Graham Davis]

hmmmmm - is this a new language that I need to learn? HELP!! (lol)

 

 

Sue,

my avatar is a Draig Goch.

But don't worry we speak english too!

 

Keep looking for us.

 

Graham & Sheila

Edited October 6, 2006 by Graham Davis

[Philip]

It sounds like a good route.

 

Have a good trip.

[tomsk]

It sounds like a good route.

 

Have a good trip.

 

Cymru am Blyth!!

[John Orentas]

Probably not a good idea to moor close to them overnight. They will be singing Saucepan Bach into the early hours.

[Graham Davis]

Well folks, we are back home safe and sound and surprisingly dry too.

 

Had a very good trip up the T & M with no problems at all.

Found several nice pubs to stop at and imbibe the favourite Welsh liquid intake.

Harecastle was fun as we had never done it before!

Stopped off at a couple of places coming down the Shroppie and even managed to moor up safely at Audesley Junct, despite all the rumours of mass piracy we heard from the hire boaters on the way down.

Wolverhampton 21 wasn't as daunting as we had been led to believe, and there is a brilliant "greasy spoon" van not too far from the top that does a most excellent bacon buttie.

Spent a half day at the Black Country Museum after using their overnight moorings and had a lovely pint of Banks' and fish & chips from their shop.

The Old Main Line through the Black Country was interesting, after we thought to go down the Brades flight but found them empty!

Mooring in Brum Centre was excellent, right under the camera at the junction end of the Sherbourne St Loop. It really does feel most secure. We then went down Farmers Bridge and Aston Flights to Cuckoo Wharf for another good nights mooring, with a security guard on site. Also there is a little cafe there that does a reasonable sarnie for breakfast!

Finished off through Curdworth and Fazeley Junction to Fradley yesterday morning.

 

The only problems we had were a couple of noisy dossers on the Farmers Bridge Flight and couple of "chavs" at the top of the Aston Flight, but they were more noise than action.

We were surprised at how shallow the length was between Fazeley and Fradley and how seemingly il informed the hirers from "Holidays Afloat" were in this area. Twice we were pushed aground by their speed and lack of "giving way" when we passed them. Is it just their bases in this area that either attracts or doesn't tell them what they should do, as we never had the same problem from "Holidays Afloat" boats anywhere else?

[saltyseadog]

Nice to hear that you enjoyed the trip - do you fly the Ddraig Goch off the stern ( double dd in south wales mind)Was it a raiding party into England you had or just an outing on the canal.

Well folks, we are back home safe and sound and surprisingly dry too.

 

Had a very good trip up the T & M with no problems at all.

Found several nice pubs to stop at and imbibe the favourite Welsh liquid intake.

Harecastle was fun as we had never done it before!

Stopped off at a couple of places coming down the Shroppie and even managed to moor up safely at Audesley Junct, despite all the rumours of mass piracy we heard from the hire boaters on the way down.

Wolverhampton 21 wasn't as daunting as we had been led to believe, and there is a brilliant "greasy spoon" van not too far from the top that does a most excellent bacon buttie.

Spent a half day at the Black Country Museum after using their overnight moorings and had a lovely pint of Banks' and fish & chips from their shop.

The Old Main Line through the Black Country was interesting, after we thought to go down the Brades flight but found them empty!

Mooring in Brum Centre was excellent, right under the camera at the junction end of the Sherbourne St Loop. It really does feel most secure. We then went down Farmers Bridge and Aston Flights to Cuckoo Wharf for another good nights mooring, with a security guard on site. Also there is a little cafe there that does a reasonable sarnie for breakfast!

Finished off through Curdworth and Fazeley Junction to Fradley yesterday morning.

 

The only problems we had were a couple of noisy dossers on the Farmers Bridge Flight and couple of "chavs" at the top of the Aston Flight, but they were more noise than action.

We were surprised at how shallow the length was between Fazeley and Fradley and how seemingly il informed the hirers from "Holidays Afloat" were in this area. Twice we were pushed aground by their speed and lack of "giving way" when we passed them. Is it just their bases in this area that either attracts or doesn't tell them what they should do, as we never had the same problem from "Holidays Afloat" boats anywhere else?

[Graham Davis]

Nice to hear that you enjoyed the trip - do you fly the Ddraig Goch off the stern ( double dd in south wales mind)Was it a raiding party into England you had or just an outing on the canal.

 

 

Blimey, thought this was dead and buried!!

 

Flag was flying from the front chimney for most of the time, until I hit a tree on the Shroppie and broke the stick!!! Then we improvised.

Did meet a boat at Norbury Junct with a huge Ddriag Goch flag flying on their tiller.

 

Doesn't look like we are going to get out this year, unfortunately. So the next waterbourne invasion will have to be held over until 2008!!!

Edited March 21, 2007 by Graham Davis