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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 20:10:49 GMT
The beauty of going out on the floating electric beer drinking platform is that it is like drinking beer and walking. But without the walking.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 20:16:18 GMT
Booked a hotel at Scarborough for tomorrow night ... so a final adventure before the new year ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Rog
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 20:18:29 GMT
Take care out there !
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Post by JohnV on Dec 29, 2021 20:28:48 GMT
I got to about a hundred yards below Kempston Mill, Aug 30th 2016, just not quite enough water to make it ..... still a decent attempt I will see how far I get, not been up there before. I managed to get above nearly all the official limits of navigation on that system when I was there with Shapfell. She's an ideal craft for exploring only 25.5 foot
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 20:35:52 GMT
And also probably a well laid up splitter.
Some of the more modern junk could be a but risky in shallow water with shopping trolleys about.
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Post by peterboat on Dec 29, 2021 21:16:40 GMT
Its boat blacking time next year so its Castleford for me in the boat, Camper wise we have no idea yet but we are looking forward to warmer days and shorter nights
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Post by ianali on Dec 29, 2021 22:14:04 GMT
Middle levels late Spring/early summer for us. Then across to Oxford to play on the Thames. Sprinkled with a few visits home to take car/bikes out for a blast.. I have a need for speed... Not coming over to Great Ouse then. Ah, Yes we are. Didn’t make it clear but yes heading to Cambridge.
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Post by ianali on Dec 29, 2021 22:15:55 GMT
We have a plan to do the Lancaster in 2023 with a couple who hope to have retired by then. If you end up on the middle levels next year I promise not to (selfishly) hog all the moorings! sulky face is such a bad look!😬 Will be over it by next year.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 29, 2021 22:19:30 GMT
sulky face is such a bad look!😬 Will be over it by next year. Only 2 days to go…
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Post by ianali on Dec 29, 2021 22:22:12 GMT
Will be over it by next year. Only 2 days to go… Good, Ali says I’ve been glum looking for too long.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 23:09:07 GMT
Not coming over to Great Ouse then. Ah, Yes we are. Didn’t make it clear but yes heading to Cambridge. Have you a reason to visit Cambridge or just after ticking it off? I hate going to Cambridge by boat, better off getting the train from Ely or the Guided Bus from St Ives! Have you a gold licence?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 23:11:00 GMT
I got to about a hundred yards below Kempston Mill, Aug 30th 2016, just not quite enough water to make it ..... still a decent attempt I will see how far I get, not been up there before. Make sure yer cabin roof is free of clutter - not much air draft above town lock 👍
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Post by ianali on Dec 29, 2021 23:18:07 GMT
Ah, Yes we are. Didn’t make it clear but yes heading to Cambridge. Have you a reason to visit Cambridge or just after ticking it off? I hate going to Cambridge by boat, better off getting the train from Ely or the Guided Bus from St Ives! Have you a gold licence? Yes we have a good licence for next year. Also think we need an Anglian pass. Cambridge just seemed like a place to head for. Is there a reason not to?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 23:28:47 GMT
Have you a reason to visit Cambridge or just after ticking it off? I hate going to Cambridge by boat, better off getting the train from Ely or the Guided Bus from St Ives! Have you a gold licence? Yes we have a good licence for next year. Also think we need an Anglian pass. Cambridge just seemed like a place to head for. Is there a reason not to? You won’t need an Anglian pass Other registration options Gold Licence You can buy a Gold Licence which lets you use all Environment Agency and Canal & River Trust waterways. Gold LIcences are only available to buy through the Canal & River Trust. www.gov.uk/government/publications/anglian-waterways-registration-charges/anglian-boat-registration-charges-1-april-2021-to-31-march-2022The Cam isn’t my favourite tbh, between the rowers and the liveaboards with no guarantee of a mooring once you reach the City I give it a wide birth by boat. It’s a nice enough place to spend a day, hence why train or bus is preferable; forget going by car, getting on for Oxford levels of intolerance and inconvenience to the motorist 🧐
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Post by ianali on Dec 29, 2021 23:41:11 GMT
Yes we have a good licence for next year. Also think we need an Anglian pass. Cambridge just seemed like a place to head for. Is there a reason not to? You won’t need an Anglian pass Other registration options Gold Licence You can buy a Gold Licence which lets you use all Environment Agency and Canal & River Trust waterways. Gold LIcences are only available to buy through the Canal & River Trust. www.gov.uk/government/publications/anglian-waterways-registration-charges/anglian-boat-registration-charges-1-april-2021-to-31-march-2022The Cam isn’t my favourite tbh, between the rowers and the liveaboards with no guarantee of a mooring once you reach the City I give it a wide birth by boat. It’s a nice enough place to spend a day, hence why train or bus is preferable; forget going by car, getting on for Oxford levels of intolerance and inconvenience to the motorist 🧐 Thanks. To be honest, Ali does the licence/navigation bits. I just do as I’m told. She has looked and as well as the gold licence we have just brought for next year, she seemed to think that we would need an Anglian pass(100 quid) as well for some parts over that way. Il pass on what you say to her...
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