Living on a Narrowboat
Straightforward day.
Nothing to it.
A fairly sunny day, through the rolling countryside of Salt and Sandon.
Encountered an angry boater at Weston.
He came round a corner on the wrong side, then told me to slow down!
Couldn’t quite make out what he was saying above the engine noise…. (hahaha).
He ended up lobbing the ‘V’s at me. Continue reading “Day 33 – Stone to Little Haywood”
A full day. In every respect.
Camera gave up, and refused to record any timelapse through the Harecastle.
Turns out the SD card was full. It ran the battery down anyhow.
Waterexplorer tells me it’s 17 locks and 16.16 miles total for the day.
Had to wait about 30 minutes to go in.
The CRT attendant was friendly and professional. Talked me through all aspect. Couldn’t ask for a lot more. Continue reading “Day 32 – Kidsgrove to Stone”
Wakey wakey, a day of locks ahead.
And what fun it turned out to be….
Not as punishing as Wigan and the Rufford branch in many ways. But when I stopped for lunch, I felt tired out.
Even considered a nap.
Never happened.
Moored up, had lunch and carried on through the locks.
For those who would like a more adventurous break, a trip up “Heartbreak Hill” or the Cheshire locks as the old boatmen called them is worth considering.
This route takes you from the Cheshire plain up to near Stoke on Trent a climb of nearly 300 feet in about 30 miles. As you climb the hills, the panoramic views get better and better.
Continue reading “Day 31 – Wheelock to Kidsgrove”Had a look at my makeshift repairs this morning.
All looks good.
Here are the dimensions and details of the chimney for any interested parties out there….
Paloma heater
Chimney 10cm dia
Flange 21.5cm dia
Encountered my first problem today.
Knocked chimney off on a bridge :o
The mitigating circumstances were the fisherman 2 metres before the bridge with 2 lines in the water, that I tried to avoid..
I won’t be doing that again. Lesson learned.
The chimney itself is fine. It’s the aluminium flange that took the damage.
It ripped off.
I stopped after the bridge and had a quick look. Took the chimney off and put it on the stern then carried on to Wheelock.
