Ellis 2023 Route plan

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Ellis 2023 Route plan Jan 10, 2022 10:11:49 GMT thebfg, Jim, and 2 more like this

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Post by quaysider on Jan 10, 2022 10:11:49 GMT

Well, as promised good folks of Thunderboat, HERE is my route plan for 2023 so as you can prepare for 'closures' around the network that will inevitably present themselves due to my presence...

Dates to be determined but I'm planning 3 nights between each set of guest departing and new ones arriving... 2 just isn't enough doing it on my own.

Cruise 1

Caldon Canal: Etruria to Etruria VIA Froghll & Leek - 6 nights.

Cruise 2

Trent & Mersey, Macclesfield canal and Upper peak Forrest: Westport Lake to Bugsworth Basin 7 nights

Cruise 3

Upper / Lower Peak Forrest & Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Whaley Bridge to Marsden – 7 nights

Cruise 4

Huddersfield Narrow, Huddersfield Broad & Aire and Calder Navigation: Marsden to Sowerby Bridge – 7 nights

Cruise 5

Rochdale Canal: Sowerby Bridge to Manchester (either Piccadilly village or Castlefield Basin) – 7 nights

Cruise 6

Bridgewater Canal, Trent & Mersey and River Weaver: Manchester to Northwich (via Anderton Boat Lift) – 7 nights

Cruise 7

River Weaver, Trent & Mersey: Northwich to Nantwich (via Anderton Boat lift and Middlewich Branch) 6 nights.

Cruise 8

Shroppie &Llangollen Canal: Nantwich to Llangollen – Pontycysyllte Aqueduct – 7 nights

Cruise 9

Llangollen Canal: Chirk to Chirk VIA Llangollen and the Pontycysyllte Aqueduct – 3 nights

Cruise 10

Llangollen Canal: Chirk to Chirk VIA Llangollen and the Pontycysyllte Aqueduct – 3 nights

Cruise 11

Llangollen Canal: Llangollen to Nantwich via the Pontycysyllte Aqueduct – 7 nights

Cruise 12

Shroppie & Staffs & Worcestershire: Nantwich to Kidderminster – 7 nights

Cruise 13

Staffs & Worcestershire,River Severn & Gloucester & Sharpness canal: Kidderminster to Gloucester Docks – 6 nights

Cruise 14

Gloucester & Sharpness canal, River Severn, River Avon and Stratford and Avon Canal: Gloucester Docks to Statford on Avon – 4 Nights

Cruise 15

Stratford and Avon Canal and Grand Union Canal: Stratford Upon Avon to Warwick – 4 nights

Cruise 16

Grand Union Canal and Oxford Canal: Warwick to Oxford – 7 nights

Cruise 17

Upper Thames: Oxford to Oxford via limit of Thames navigation 7 nights

Cruise 18

South Oxford Canal: Oxford to Banbury – 4 nights

Cruise 19
Oxford Canal, Grand Union Canal: Banbury to Northampton – 7 nights

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Ellis 2023 Route plan Jan 10, 2022 10:28:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2022 10:28:44 GMT I take it this is the 2023 itinerary... not this year's with a typing error ? Looks terrific and must have been a lot of work. Wouldn't it be great if you could complete it unhindered in any way and every cruise booked Good luck. Rog

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Ellis 2023 Route plan Jan 10, 2022 10:49:01 GMT

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Jan 10, 2022 10:28:44 GMT dogless said:

I take it this is the 2023 itinerary... not this year's with a typing error ?

Looks terrific and must have been a lot of work.

Wouldn't it be great if you could complete it unhindered in any way and every cruise booked

Good luck.

Rog

Yes - it's 2023... but as we know, chances are of it going to plan are very slim lol

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Ellis 2023 Route plan Jan 10, 2022 12:12:17 GMT

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Jan 10, 2022 10:49:01 GMT quaysider said:

Jan 10, 2022 10:28:44 GMT dogless said:

I take it this is the 2023 itinerary... not this year's with a typing error ?

Looks terrific and must have been a lot of work.

Wouldn't it be great if you could complete it unhindered in any way and every cruise booked

Good luck.

Rog

Yes - it's 2023... but as we know, chances are of it going to plan are very slim lol

Nice to see you end the year at THE most cosmopolitan and trendy of towns on this fair Isle

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Ellis 2023 Route plan Jan 10, 2022 13:59:56 GMT via mobile quaysider likes this

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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2022 13:59:56 GMT

Looks like a nice bit of boating.

I am incapable of planning anything more than a few hours ahead. It is mind bending that someone would have plans for more than a year ahead. But that's good.

Oxford to Oxford via Lechlade is really pleasant. A bit tiring on the tiller arm and incredibly boring.

I sometimes hide one of my boats up that way and had been considering basing the floating electric beer drinking platform above Oxford at some point so you never know.

If you see a yellow canoe like thing called "Laisse les dire" with a massive solar panel on the front of it and a twat reclining in it with a beer that will probably be me.

In the meantime anything could happen though.

Enjoy the boating is the main thing.

greenman Long Standing Member Posts: 562	Ellis 2023 Route plan Jan 10, 2022 14:02:07 GMT via mobile quaysider, peterboat, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by greenman on Jan 10, 2022 14:02:07 GMT I misread Cruise 1 and thought it said Eritrea!! Thought, bloody hell he's being a bit brave.

metanoia Super Member Just glad to be alive and free. Posts: 5,240	Ellis 2023 Route plan Mar 8, 2022 21:58:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by metanoia on Mar 8, 2022 21:58:46 GMT So - remind us where you're heading this year.... pretty please .... We all need to know where not to go and, selfishly, I'm on the T&M and debating which way next ...
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Ellis 2023 Route plan Mar 9, 2022 7:04:05 GMT thebfg, metanoia, and 1 more like this

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Mar 8, 2022 21:58:46 GMT metanoia said:

So - remind us where you're heading this year.... pretty please ....

We all need to know where not to go and, selfishly, I'm on the T&M and debating which way next ...

Lol well I head off to Anderton for week 1, then 10 days on the weavers, then back to Stone and after that I have to refer to my own website cause by then it's a case of checking where I need to be lol

www.narrowboatellis.com/2022-cruise-diary

BEFORE then however, the welder and I are having a 4 day jaunt up the caldon together (hopefully it will open as planned as that's our starting date) but if not, we'll just head up the mac for a few days...

It's bad timming cause it only leaves me 1 day when i get back until my season starts and I set off with new punters... BUT it's the only time he can get a Friday and Monday off work - ergo, so be it... this "slow burn" is still not as hot as the ashes in my bucket but you never know when a bit of petrol might get flung on!

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Ellis 2023 Route plan Mar 9, 2022 7:16:30 GMT via mobile quaysider and metanoia like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2022 7:16:30 GMT I presume CRT read this so they should be able to arrange for some post-Ellis stoppages.

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Ellis 2023 Route plan Mar 9, 2022 7:18:08 GMT

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Post by metanoia on Mar 9, 2022 7:18:08 GMT

Mar 9, 2022 7:04:05 GMT quaysider said:

Mar 8, 2022 21:58:46 GMT metanoia said:

So - remind us where you're heading this year.... pretty please ....

We all need to know where not to go and, selfishly, I'm on the T&M and debating which way next ...

Lol well I head off to Anderton for week 1, then 10 days on the weavers, then back to Stone and after that I have to refer to my own website cause by then it's a case of checking where I need to be lol

www.narrowboatellis.com/2022-cruise-diary

BEFORE then however, the welder and I are having a 4 day jaunt up the caldon together (hopefully it will open as planned as that's our starting date) but if not, we'll just head up the mac for a few days...

It's bad timming cause it only leaves me 1 day when i get back until my season starts and I set off with new punters... BUT it's the only time he can get a Friday and Monday off work - ergo, so be it... this "slow burn" is still not as hot as the ashes in my bucket but you never know when a bit of petrol might get flung on!

Thank you!

Enjoy your pre-cruise cruise - fingers crossed for you that the romance of the Caldon will help ignite his passion ....l

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Ellis 2023 Route plan Mar 9, 2022 7:35:57 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2022 7:35:57 GMT Come on baby light my blowtorch?