BCN Challenge 2015

[Tom and Bex]

Well we finally arrived at our start point! So much for our early night tonight! We seem to have a persistent air leak on the fuel system that means we have to bleed it through every hour or so. Had another go at fixing it tonight so we'll see how tomorrow goes.

 

Best of luck to all other crews. Best get some sleep before tomorrow now. Night night.

[loubyscooby]

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[the barnacle]

good luck all - will look forward to seeing your pictures.

[BlueStringPudding]

Go Team Monkeeeeey!!!

[Dave_P]

Guelrose heading to Cambrian Wharf.

[RLWP]

Team Tawny Owl is bunting up in Warwick Bar

 

Richard

[matty40s]

The city wakes.

[Dave_P]

Nameless boat and Goliath also to Cambrian. Old Fiends turning at Old Turn. There's gonna be a fair old queue down Farmers Bridge. Should have gone to Aston Junction last night.

[tree]

;-) ahoy fellow challengers :-)

 

Hmm..after finding our secret spot!!! Discovered 2 other challengers, after threatening them to walk the plank, to reveal their route, B-)

To no avail :-B. We all just had a chinwag.

To fellow Captain ;-) lovely chatting and reminiscing about the bcn, many moons ago.

Have a lot of fun everyone

:-)

[john6767]

Good morning from Ocker Hill, have a good one everyone

[matty40s]

The local dropout centre.

[Kustomcut]

Perhaps they might like some pâté.

Actually only 4 tubs left I must say it's nice with bread toast wine beer beer wine

We have birchills all to our self see you on the way round

[Paul C]

I can now reveal our secret start location as..............

 

 

Bradley Workshops. We just about managed to get up at 8am but no where near actually leaving yet....might do in around the next hour though....or maybe not (best of luck trying to get the wooden spoon if we do that, Laurie!!!!)

[RLWP]

TTO started at Typhoo Basin, we are now on Garrison lock 3. Just passed Davehull, an unlisted forum challenger in both the wooden spoon and biggest dog categories

 

Richard

[RLWP]

Just conquered lock 4. Brick on the cill preventing the top gate shutting.

 

Smudge shuffled it out of the way

 

Richard

[matty40s]

Chaos at Hockley port

[Dave_P]

At the back of a line of 5 boats descending farmers bridge.

[RLWP]

At the back of a line of 5 boats descending farmers bridge.

Textbook BCN newbie error

 

Has anyone filled Perry Barr flight yet?

 

Richard

[Dave_P]

Textbook BCN newbie error

 

Has anyone filled Perry Barr flight yet?

 

Richard

Reminder: two objectives this year.

 

1. Drink at the Manor Arms.

 

2. Do bits I haven't done before.

 

(We let them go first)

[RLWP]

Reminder: two objectives this year.

 

1. Drink at the Manor Arms.

 

2. Do bits I haven't done before.

 

(We let them go first)

Top work. TTO approaching Salford Junction. I have just seen a CRT 'Discover Nechells' sign.

 

Richard

[Paul C]

Getting out of the Bradley Workshops Arm was literally 3 times quicker than coming in last night - I think we've cleared a path through the weeds and did a pretty good job last night of chopping them all up, and they've now fallen to the bottom of the canal.

[RLWP]

Hurrah!

 

TTO defeated by clue at Salford Jn

 

Now in Perry Barr 12

 

Richard

[Kustomcut]

Passed Red Wharf earlier now heading up Cannock extension see you on the flight

[Dave_P]

Our team of 3 being held up by team of 5 in front.

 

#teambeaurocks

[john6767]

Half way up Walsall locks now. Check out Twitter for reports and pictures