Showing posts with label Penkridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Penkridge. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Sorted screens

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Another leisurely start, in fact a two Killer Sudoku start, then a further trip into town for shopping. It may seem we've been doing a l...
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Sunday, 20 May 2018

Tricky trip to Filance

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Actually, most of it was straightforward, an eight o'clock start, myself steering and Sheila locking. She had to turn Brick Kiln and as ...
Monday, 23 April 2018

From the Sow to the Penk

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We didn't need to get going too quickly this morning as I wanted to call in at Midland Chandlers, so we didn't want to be at Park Ga...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Pottering at Penkridge

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Despite the comparative proximity of the M6, it’s always very peaceful when tied above Deptmore Lock and last night was no exception. We eve...
Sunday, 9 April 2017

We're up to Penkridge

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The forecast good weather did indeed materialise this morning – it was almost a pity that we didn't have a very long day's boating i...
Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Damp sort of day

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It's not rained as hard as was first forecast, but it's been damp-to-mizzling all day, so we were glad to have decided not to move....
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Monday, 1 August 2016

And we're at Penkridge

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Since the weather forecast again indicated that it would be dry today and wet tomorrow, we've come on to Penkridge, making a fairly laz...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Into the valley of the Penk

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We'd estimated two and a half hours for today's cruise, so set off just before half seven. In the event, we did it quite a bit fast...
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Saturday, 4 July 2015

Step we Gailey

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Sorry. After feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, what with the heat and humidity, I'm a lot better today and so a bit even more...
Friday, 3 July 2015

Warm again at Penkridge

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We had a nice cool night at Deepmore and weren't in a rush to get going this morning, with only a short run to Penkridge in prospect. I...
Saturday, 20 April 2013

White rabbit time

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Oh my ears and whiskers, I'm late… This is because we've just passed a very pleasant afternoon on board Eleventh Heaven , catching...
Monday, 30 July 2012

Pottering at Penkridge

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We've swept enough hair to make two small dogs out of the boat, and changed the bed, but we're still finding little reminders of Sal...
Saturday, 13 August 2011

Hanging around Penkridge

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Considering it's been a recovery day, I feel quite weary, and so does Sally, who at present is lying crashed out in the galley. (This is...
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Friday, 12 August 2011

Good bye GCD & A, hello again, Sally

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We had a really good night last night, once the grandkids had settled down. After a meal and a drink together, three of us went up to the cl...
Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Penkridge again

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It's one of our favourite villages, and today we are here on market day for the first time. To be frank, it wasn't a desperately imp...
Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Summer continues in Penkridge

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Another night with the Houdini propped open, another early(ish) start saw us heading for Penkridge, getting a cheerful wave from the guy in ...
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Monday, 3 August 2009

Penkridge for the fun of it

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2nd & 3rd August The last two days have seen us go to Penkridge and back just for the fun of it, and it certainly was. We made a prompt ...
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Sunday, 22 February 2009

It's Penkridge again

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21st & 22nd February We made a prompt start on a bright and breezy morning yesterday, having woken to a battery bank full of volts. It...
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Single handing in frosty conditions

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20th & 21st January The night before last was distinctly colder than previous ones, a sign of the short cold snap in prospect. It was do...
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Monday, 19 January 2009

A trip to Brum, and what we'd do differently

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18th & 19th January Not a lot to say this time, so I'll try and list the things we'd do differently if we were building Sanity ...
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