NB SHUSH

Since the last witterings, we moved on up the Staffs & Worcester canal to Great Heywood for a few days, whilst there we met up with Eric and Elsie on Bendigedig and caught up on the latest gossip...

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Two weekends ago, when I last did the blog we were just short of Worcester Basin, we moved down to the basin and on the Saturday we had a visit from Richard, Sian and kids Sophie and Ellis. They ...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2010/08/moving-on.html

Try as I might I can't get my pictures to upload. So we will have to do the blog without for the time being. When I left off last time we were on our way down the Coventry, we arrived at Sutton ...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2010/07/this-is-catch-up.html

Over the course of this week we have moved on down the Trent & Mersey canal onto the Coventry, during our first evening halt near Streethay we were treated to a display of touch and go flying by ...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2010/06/down-coventry.html

We moved on from the Shroppi last week and turned on to the Staffs & Worcester, shortly after we passed nb Cartref whom we hadn't seen since last year on the Macc, after an afternoon in Stafford ...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2010/06/sunday-13-june.html

Just after draining. Pressure washed, awaiting the scraper After first coat of Bitumastic Waiting for BW to fill the dock It's seems to have been a long winter. We left our Llangollen w...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2010/05/off-at-last.html

This lucky fella has 30 young heifer's to keep happy!!!! A warm wind less day on the Weston Arm of the Montgomery canal One of Colin the lockies immaculate locks on the Monty Just abo...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2009/11/back-at-last-after-5-weeks-of-broken.html

Most narrowboats are 6 ft . 10 ins wide, this one must be at least 7 ft as she was stuck fast in the bottom lock of the Hurleston flight last week ( and yes, her fenders were up as required for...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2009/09/oops-its-stuck.html

Anderton Boat Lift, two boats in the left hand caisson going up. And one in the right hand caisson coming down. Out pops the BW trip boat. Ptolemy in the museum, dressed as a lift oper...

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Moving up in the lock que The girls give a hand Over night mooring Last week was a quiet one with Eiddwen away in Norwich with Lisa and the girls for a few days, so I made my way up to Sw...

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Arrived at the lock 9th boat in que, left lock 2 hrs later with 10 boats still in que Day or two old calf with mother. Harry Heron catching his breki. No blog last week due to signal pro...

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This hill is known as The Cloud. They are getting bigger! At the bottom of Bosley locks, the rain has done some damage to crops. Another quiet week, leaving High Lane on Monday, we stopp...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2009/07/retracing-our-steps.html

Bugsworth Upper basin. There are many of these signs around the basin. Looking back down the upper basin. All that's left of the old tramway that brought the limestone down to the basin...

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Locking up the Trent & Mersey canal, with the M6 in the back ground. Some of the locks on the T&M were duplicated to speed up traffic. A family of swans having some greenery for supper. ...

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Moored at Moore! Emerging from Barnton Tunnel Anderton Boat Lift, Trent and Mersey down to River Weaver. First Mate having a mad moment. Moored for the Weekend at Wheelock Whee...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-scortching-week.html

Not big enough for dinner!! After a very busy week we finally turned onto the Bridgewater canal on Thursday afternoon. We left Hapton on Monday morning, and by Tuesday evening we had cruised ...

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On our way up to the summit One more lock to go In the summit pound, the views are wonderful. Part way across the summit pound. That's a good sign!. Looking into Lancashire. Fi...

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St Anns lock Leeds. Field 3 Rise locks. Sir Titus Salts mill at Saltaire Moored at Dowley Gap. Looking down the Bingley 3 Rise. Top of Bingley 3 Rise. Probably one of the m...

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On the moorings at Stanley Ferry That's river speed These locks are enormous and are fully automated There are some big boats on this navigation. Like this, the Rix Owl i...

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Moored at Calder Grove for the weekend The garden is growing, apart from the flowers we have Cos Lettuce and Cherry Tomatoes. Looking towards Broad Cut Lower lock. I'm a bit short...

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A quiet place in the country Hebdon Bridge, services on the left and visitor moorings on right. H B from the other end, a very nice town. Name this!!. This is Tuel Lane l...

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Shush & Bendigedig moored for the night. Working through the locks. The views up here are just stunning, looking towards the summit. Looking back from the summit. Shush & Bend...

http://nbshush.blogspot.com/2009/05/week-of-weedhatch.html

Sorry photo's are back to front this week. Here we are sat just below lock 83 waiting for BW guys in the morning. This is Bendigedig & Shush in Castlefield basin off Deansgate in Mancheste...

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On the Arm at Whitchurch on Tuesday evening Grindly Brook middle staircase Bendigedig emerging from Grindly Brook locks and First mate comming back with shopping We have flowers i...

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York station waiting for the train Moored on the Prees branch Sunday evening Sunday morning and we moved over to the services in Ellesmere for water and rubbish, whilst there a holiday boat...

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