Author Archives: Geoff

The overnight rain had stopped by the time we had breakfasted and we headed for Llangollen. This part of the canal is a little on the narrow side so passing had to be done with caution but there were two … Continue reading →

We woke Sunday morning to the sound the rain coming down like stair rods and after a late breakfast it was obvious there wasn’t going to be any let up so we donned our wets and set off. Fortunately most … Continue reading →

We left Ellesmere as the forecast wasn’t too good, the wind was getting up and black clouds were above us. We reversed out of the Ellesmere arm into the junction area where we were going to turn to head up … Continue reading →

We arrived in Chester early afternoon on Wednesday 11th July, mooring near the Indian Restaurant we were booked to visit with Leisha and Dave Burns that evening. They had returned home for a few days and the four of us … Continue reading →

Tuesday 3rd we left our mooring on the Severn quite early and headed straight into the first double lock of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal; we were through it with no issues and headed straight into the second double lock; … Continue reading →

Leaving Fladbury Lock, we arrived in Pershore mid morning, moored and strolled into the town. We were quite surprised with what we saw; none of us had any per-conceived notions about Pershore and apart from numerous Georgian style buildings, the … Continue reading →