canal bucket list?

[Dr Bob 2555]

We've done the Cally canal about 4 times in our lumpy water boat and found it quite boring. It rains enough in Scotland without Mr Smelly turning up.

[Stilllearning 1093]

You must be glad you are not in the Aude department at the moment, there are really bad floods and everlasting dead or missing.

[Naughty Cal 1696]

On 14/10/2018 at 12:27, AllanD said:

Second the vote for the Caledonian Canal, did it in June this year. Beyond my expectations. 

Thirded.  Even better to do it end to end in your own boat. An experience we will never forget.

8 hours ago, lampini said:

Caledonian is on my list - but then so is the whole European canal system! Would love to hire a boat on the River Lot around Cahors way in France. It’s not accessible from the main system so hireboat is the way.. anyone done it? ?

It is on our list.

 

The Villaine, Aff and Nantes de Brest are worthy of a visit as well.

 

Belgium for us next though. So the Lot will have to wait.

 

I do quite fancy doing Amsterdam by boat. Hire boat though. There is no way we are taking our own boat there!

[Alan de Enfield 5399]

5 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

Thirded.  Even better to do it end to end in your own boat. An experience we will never forget.

Did you get your gold-star from the lock-keeper (for wearing your Life Jacket) ?

[Naughty Cal 1696]

2 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Did you get your gold-star from the lock-keeper (for wearing your Life Jacket) ?

No we didn't!

[Alan de Enfield 5399]

2 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

No we didn't!

Was that because you weren't ?

[Naughty Cal 1696]

4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Was that because you weren't ?

We both wore them all the time when on the move and in locks.

 

From memory we were sharing locks with a military training vessel Mutin which is probably why we didn't get one.

[ditchcrawler 1392]

19 hours ago, Allan(nb Albert) said:

Something I did not know was even on my bucket list ...

For my 70th birthday back in June, I arrived at the Folly (Napton bottom lock, Northern Oxford) by helicopter.

 

Was that Sooty's sone

[alan_fincher 2808]

7 hours ago, rusty69 said:

Which one did you fancy? (don't tell Mrs Smelly)

 

 

 

[IanD 857]

Standedge, in somebody else's boat ?

[Ray T 1007]

I'v got this painted by Maurice Peasland but it doesn't appear to have a list.

[rusty69 3920]

6 minutes ago, Ray T said:

I'v got this painted by Maurice Peasland but it doesn't appear to have a list.

Float it in the canal with a tin of peas off centre,give it a little push, see where the Peas land.

Edited October 15, 2018 by rusty69

[AllanD 9]

We got our gold stars.

Even though I am retired I got a bit envious of the kind lady working somewhere as beautiful as Kytra Lock. 

[Alan de Enfield 5399]

1 hour ago, AllanD said:

We got our gold stars.

Even though I am retired I got a bit envious of the kind lady working somewhere as beautiful as Kytra Lock. 

My Brother & Sister in Law both did, My Wife & I din't.

A 'childish' thing to do but it is a valid reminder & is one of the many 'memories of the Canal'.

[MaryP 17]

On 15/10/2018 at 19:26, IanD said:

Standedge, in somebody else's boat ?

Ian, you can come in mine when we finally get there! x

[lampini 77]

On 15/10/2018 at 19:26, IanD said:

Standedge, in somebody else's boat ?

Now THATS wot I call a tunnel! Kinda xpecting a three headed dog somewhere towards the end.... ?

[MJG 2267]

On 15/10/2018 at 08:31, lampini said:

Caledonian is on my list - but then so is the whole European canal system! Would love to hire a boat on the River Lot around Cahors way in France. It’s not accessible from the main system so hireboat is the way.. anyone done it? ?

Sadly only on foot/car. Its lovely though.

[Pluto 378]

As a suggestion, could I recommend the Rouge Canal, built circa 1390 just to the west of Nanjing. Unlike most Chinese canals, it was built purely for transport, and not for land drainage or irrigation. Only a few miles in length, it is called the Rouge Canal because it was cut through sandstone.

[Alan de Enfield 5399]

8 hours ago, MJG said:

Sadly only on foot/car. Its lovely though.

[cuthound 2051]

2 hours ago, Pluto said:

As a suggestion, could I recommend the Rouge Canal, built circa 1390 just to the west of Nanjing. Unlike most Chinese canals, it was built purely for transport, and not for land drainage or irrigation. Only a few miles in length, it is called the Rouge Canal because it was cut through sandstone.

 

Looks like they missed a bit just after the bridge. ?

[David Mack 1088]

On 15/10/2018 at 18:45, alan_fincher said:

 

 

 

 

Can't do advertising like that any more!

 

[Naughty Cal 1696]

Would like to do Venice by boat. But not in my own!

 

Also Amsterdam. Again not in my own boat!

[mrsmelly 6743]

1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said:

Would like to do Venice by boat. But not in my own!

 

Also Amsterdam. Again not in my own boat!

I absolutely luuurvvvv Venice. Not taken my boat there though.

[Naughty Cal 1696]

4 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

I absolutely luuurvvvv Venice. Not taken my boat there though.

Very tempted to hire one.

 

https://www.leboat.co.uk/boating-holidays/italy/venice

[mrsmelly 6743]

5 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

Very tempted to hire one.

 

https://www.leboat.co.uk/boating-holidays/italy/venice

Do it........the place is fantastic.