Showing posts with label Wheelock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wheelock. Show all posts
Thursday, 21 June 2018

Pressing on

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We'd originally planned to stop at Ettily Heath, a bit short of Wheelock but further than Booth Lane Top lock, because with the Middlewi...
Monday, 4 June 2018

And here we are at Wheelock

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A better night's kip and an early start meant that we were on our way by 7.15 on another very pleasant day. Sheila drew the short straw ...
Tuesday, 8 August 2017

To Wheelock

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Apart from the necessity to use pins, the mooring above Booth Lane top lock is excellent and it was very peaceful overnight. The pins at lea...
Thursday, 18 August 2016

Up the Cheshire Locks

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We weren't sure exactly where we were going to stop today, but made an early start anyway. If we pressed on to Rode Heath, we reckoned ...
Sunday, 4 August 2013

Another Sunny Wheelock Sunday

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Actually, the forecast was for a dry morning and a wet afternoon, so after breakfast and the obligatory trip to the paper shop, we turned t...
Saturday, 3 August 2013

Back to Wheelock

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I have another good day to report, even if we had another grotty, hot and sticky night last night, complicated by the fact that a shower of...
Monday, 15 July 2013

A bit weird in Wheelock

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The EE/Orange signal has just disappeared here at Wheelock and since there’s no usable 3 signal either, posting this is going to have to w...
Saturday, 13 July 2013

14 locks later

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Last night was the first of the current hot spell when we suffered badly disturbed sleep. Ironically, part of the problem was noise, not so...
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Friday, 26 August 2011

A bit further again

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We had an excellent meal last night, the one we'd promised ourselves to celebrate our ruby wedding anniversary. We went to San Marco , t...
Thursday, 25 August 2011

Heading for a heartbreak

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Actually, I've never had a problem with the Cheshire Locks, aka Heartbreak Hill. Yes, there are a lot of locks in a short distance, but ...
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Monday, 16 March 2009

Up the Cheshire Locks

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15th & 16th March Oh, it is so nice when Spring turns up. It's been a long winter this year, with an early start in December and a l...
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Thursday, 10 January 2008

Boating in the wet and the wind

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9th & 10th January With no plans to move and after a night punctuated by the noise of strong winds, we made a lazy start to the day. On ...
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Tuesday, 8 January 2008

Whirling down to Wheelock

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7th & 8th January One thing I forgot to mention last time; the strange phenomenon of the night time biker. Whilst we were moored at the ...
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