Friday 5th April Day 258
A bit of dodgy weather starts the day so I decided to crack on with some work and then after lunch it was time to cruise. ((Peachy has totally forgot now what happened as in real life it’s the 9th April and she cannot remember that far back!)) It’s not my fault. I’ve been editing the vlogs and I get confused which timeline I’m on!
Okay, let me consult my spreadsheet – as we leave our lovely mooring at Alvecote we cruise only a couple of miles which takes us through Glascote locks. We stop along the route at the boat services and do the usual water fill up, elsan and bins. It’s always such a nice feeling to have everything topped up and emptied.
We soon arrive at Fazeley junction which proves very tricky to wind ((turn it)) the boat off the Coventry canal and onto the Birmingham and Fazeley as the strong winds forecast tomorrow as making their presence known today. We moor up soon after right next to a huge old mill which has been converted into flats and will hopefully protect us a little bit from the forecasted 45-50mph winds.
It feels good to be on a new canal and feels like our trip to London is starting properly. Day done. Until tomorrow. x
Cruising : 3 miles / 2 locks
London bound: cruising miles: 36/198 Locks: 13/174
Published by C.L. Peache
After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live on a Narrowboat cruising the canal network. I enjoy reading, writing, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking).
At the beginning of my writing journey, I started my blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!))
To the books…
My fantasy series, Festival of Time was completed with the publication of Book Three: Battle in November 2022 and now joins, Book Two: Rescue, and Book One: Escape. Click ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates – I love chatting with readers and authors.
In 2021 I joined Saga Fiction and now have three stories published on their app; A Christmas Wish, Decisions, Decisions, and A night lost to the past. Power of Nature a thriller/mystery novel is available on eBook. Finding Love, is my latest romance/rom-com novel and is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon.
I’m part of a wonderful writing group based in Newark; The Fosseway Writers and have stories in various anthologies including; The Brinwade Chronicles, which is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. Burning Old School Ties, Blood, Sweat and Typewriters and our latest book, Writings on the Walls, Available on Amazon.
In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time exploring this wonderful part of the world I kept a journal and this became 187 Kilometres, turn left – which is a guide to our 43-day bucket list adventure. Available on Amazon.
In December 2018; Game of Souls I published my first horror novella. Available on Amazon.
Current projects:
SagaFiction: Mystery/thriller novel based in Jersey
I’m very excited to start rewriting my psychological series, which will hopefully be published in 2024!
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