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adi-n-chez
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08 Apr 2014 : 18:22:07
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Steve
Summary of whats involved during our longer trips below !
2004 Leicester ring 150 miles 101 locks (10 Days)
2005 Four counties ring 228 miles 168 locks
2006 Llangollen including Weaver & Anderton 341miles 248 locks
2007 Birmingham / Seven & GU 240 miles 299 locks
2008 Aborted London back via Lincoln 412 miles 225 locks
2009 Llangollen 317 miles 210 locks
2010 River Thames (Inc Tidal) 342miles 214 locks (Via Sewer Tube ! )
2011 Boston 233 miles 56 locks (9 day trip)
2012 Rochdale via Trent 324 miles 250 locks (The Killer!)
12hr days can become the norm !!!
Adi
Sewer Tubes ? I'd rather have a D**ncr*ft (Only Kidding) |
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IanM
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Apr 2014 : 06:58:16
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I think Adi gets up half an hour before he goes to bed on those trips...  |
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shirmot
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Posted - 10 Apr 2014 : 22:55:17
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hi steve, go for it! we cruised continually for around four years on our 23 ft norman and loved it. we moved the boat at weekends and took advantage of 14 day moorings where ever possible. yes there is a lot of cabbing involved but honestly it was great, even the kids enjoyed most of it. one bit of advice if you leave the boat on the canals; get a big padlock on your cabin door!
good luck
shirmot
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Steve T
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Apr 2014 : 19:24:11
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Thanks Adi - It's a break from work I'm after, not another full-time career on the canals
When you do a 300+mile trip, how many hours are you on the move for?
I'm guessing 12 hours a day for 14 straight days? If so, I need to at least double your times.
14-day moorings? Told you I was a newby to the canals, on the Broads you use Marinas or 24-hour free moorings, so a trip like this means using the free ones each night and then booking a medium term berth at a Marina for the stops between the sections. Is this how it works on the canals?
Are there 14 day moorings on the canals we can use for the stops?
Cheers
Steve
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shirmot
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Posted - 11 Apr 2014 : 20:26:31
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steve there are loads of 14 day moorings on the canals. they are usually sign-posted. get yourself a set of good maps, we used the geo maps for our cruising which had all the info we needed: moorings, pubs, towns etc.we didn,t really plan it as such, just went with the flow(literally) and managed to get around the thames ring,twice, rivers lee and stort and the london canals, river avon and severn, on to worcester up to brum then across to northampton to cambridgeshire.
great adventure.
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Steve T
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12 Apr 2014 : 13:58:09
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Sounds like the trip I had in mind - we always have a couple of meal kits on board (and a few chilled bottles) so don't really plan a lot, just go when we're ready and stop if we are tired or like the look of somewhere.
How did you get on with the Trent and Thames with the tides? Easy to plan to do these stretches either side of slack water?
Thanks for the map tip - I'll see if I can hunt a set down.
Cheers
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Is this canal trip even possible?
