What was that famous line by Blanche DuBois? "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" (A Streetcar Named Desire)   We...

  As planned we stayed in Swanley Bridge Marina till Thursday, driving up to Yorkshire for our flu jabs on Tuesday then returning the hire c...

Friday morning started a bit gloomy, but by 10 the sky had cleared and it was bright and sunny. Just look at that sky as we left Barbridge! ...

With visits done for the time being and the car going back on Tuesday (it was a very nice metallic blue Mini Cooper S Countryman...) it was ...

 So, as planned, we moved down to Tattenhall Marina last Wednesday. Busy bringing on the sheaves... After a steady lock-free 2½ mile trip we...

Where we were moored above Beeston Stone Lock got a bit annoying by Saturday morning; there was something underwater that grated on the hull...

Over the last few days we've crossed over to the Shroppie main line, and made the right turn to head north towards Chester. By late afte...