Sunday 19th May – Day 302
We have approximately 15 miles left of this wonderful trip from the end of the Ashby to Paddington Basin in London! What an adventure it has been! Roughly 176 locks, 6 tunnels, 3 swing bridges and around 175 miles! We know need to look what we are going to do next!
I’m so confused ((what’s new!)) I think I’m ready for a break from writing my blog ((You’re repeating yourself!)) and it’s Tuesday morning and I have no idea what happened today. Which part of the canal we were on or what’s happening! I will have to ask Chris or consult my photos!
The problem is that when cruising each day, places do blend into one and I often think something happened a week ago only to realise it was that morning. I think this stems from the fact I’ve been trying to catch up with vlogs again and I have totally confused myself where we are lol.
Right, I’ve looked at my pics! We moored at a place which was near an amazing area where they used to make bricks and transport them on canal boats. Really fascinating history of the place. It’s now an industrial park but has been developed very well and lots of green spaces and lovely towpath.
As we spotted the mooring it was difficult to get the boat into the side as there was a shelf stopping us. This guy was whizzing past on his electric bike and he jumped off and pulled the rope with Chris to bring the boat in! what a legend. I don’t think he spoke any English but through smiles, thumbs up we managed to thank him – what a nice guy to stop and help.
It’s approx. 8 miles to do tomorrow with a stop at the services in Little Venice to try and get everything done before our 6 days moored in Paddington basin as they don’t have any facilities there.
Miles: 7
Estimate: London bound totals: cruising miles 167/175 ish Locks: 176/176 Tunnels: 6 Swing Bridge: 3
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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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