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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 16:56:58 GMT
My mate John left me on his boat at Higher Poynton on the 6th July.
He'd been contacted by his builder to say work could start on a loft conversion and other alterations in three weeks time.
So John wanted to get back to Warwick ASAP so he could get home and prepare.
We estimated it would take two weeks ... lots of locks and Harecastle to negotiate with some time restrictions.
By the way, John's 76 and his lovely wife is 70 although both have been boating for over thirty years.
He contacted me at 3.30pm to say they're back in Saltisford arm at Warwick ... just eight days !
Even in my hire boat days, that's quite a journey.
Anybody else completed surprising and epic canal boat journeys ?
Rog
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 14, 2021 17:01:03 GMT
Not recently but our first family hire of a dawncraft from Whittington (wolverhampton) we did Llangollen and back in a week. Then we did Trevor to Whaley Bridge and back in a week in an Anglo-Welsh narrowboat. That was early 70s before mile upon mile of badly tied up floating cottages, one-click-wonder lock paddle operators etc
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 17:09:47 GMT
June 2002, Lowesmoor Basin, Worcester to Highline Yachting on the Slough arm in five and a half days, 150 miles and 209 locks single handed, several dawn to dusk days  |
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Post by ianali on Jul 14, 2021 17:49:07 GMT
All my epic journeys have been by motorcycle. Boating has never been about the A to B for me. We did many years ago do Crick to Bancroft basin return in ten days. That’s the most rushed I can remember being boat wise. I like going fast, but I don’t like rushing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 18:30:34 GMT
My first narrow boat trip was Bunbury up to Llangollen and back, calling off at Nantwich on our way back down ... Saturday afternoon to the following Saturday morning, so 6 full days.
Not very impressive is it.
Rog
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Post by metanoia on Jul 14, 2021 18:45:38 GMT
My mate John left me on his boat at Higher Poynton on the 6th July. He'd been contacted by his builder to say work could start on a loft conversion and other alterations in three weeks time. So John wanted to get back to Warwick ASAP so he could get home and prepare. We estimated it would take two weeks ... lots of locks and Harecastle to negotiate with some time restrictions. By the way, John's 76 and his lovely wife is 70 although both have been boating for over thirty years. He contacted me at 3.30pm to say they're back in Saltisford arm at Warwick ... just eight days ! Even in my hire boat days, that's quite a journey. Anybody else completed surprising and epic canal boat journeys ? Rogh Well done them! Bit drastic to prepare for the builders, though! My last epic voyage was reported here - one woman and her dog does Whitchurch to Wolverhampton over the Christmas/New Year holiday - when I had an engine problem. Can't honestly remember exactly how long it took, only that some days ice stopped play, I ascended the Audlem flight on Boxing Day and loaned Jason on Bargus my coffee maker when he dropped his lid in the cut on New Year's Day. Probably not epic in the grand scale of things to many on here but .... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 18:53:22 GMT
I think Stabby's trip with the mattress incident counts as an epic....
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Post by metanoia on Jul 14, 2021 19:25:02 GMT
eta - the dog STILL cannot quite master the command "reverse gear, George" while I'm grappling with the centreline....
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Post by Trina on Jul 14, 2021 19:30:14 GMT
Our epic journey in 2004 was bringing our new boat from Hanbury to Titford in Oldbury.We had to get back within a certain time as P had to travel to France for work.I can remember arriving in Gas St needing a pint or two...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 19:43:16 GMT
And I was like "I dislike the use of the word 'epic'" isn't it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 19:57:14 GMT
'Very long with lots of locks and in a short time journey' doesn't have the same ring and is a bit long winded ...but I get what you mean. For the sake of brevity I'll stick with epic. And metanoia I regard any single handed cruise in deepest winter as fairly epic. Rog |
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Post by patty on Jul 14, 2021 20:05:58 GMT
I guess the only epic journey I've made on a narrowboat was when I brought my boat from Dudley to Watford ..helped by my boat guru who taught me all I needed to know about narrowboats ..
He's still a good friend
Another incredible journey was my trip round S America but as that was on a cruise guess doesn't count.....
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Post by Andyberg on Jul 14, 2021 20:08:54 GMT
I managed to find my way home on Sunday evening after quoffing 12 pints of ice cold Peroni, at a cost of £60, pissing my pants and treading dogshit thro my boat…
Does that count as an ‘Epic journey’?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 20:10:22 GMT
'Very long with lots of locks and in a short time journey' doesn't have the same ring and is a bit long winded ...but I get what you mean. For the sake of brevity I'll stick with epic. And metanoia I regard any single handed cruise in deepest winter as fairly epic. Rog My most epic was helping a mate move a heavy 62ft narrow boat in April 2009 a couple of days before my older daughter was born. Henley to Whilton. The best day was Cassiobridge to Grove Lock Grand Union. 50 locks I think it was including both of them. I did all the lock work no bicycle he did the steering. Nice trip quite tiring though. Not as tiring as having a baby turned out to be !! |
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