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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: muddyweb on October 18, 2004, 08:38:27

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: muddyweb on October 18, 2004, 08:38:27

Hello,

No, not really... but I feel like it.

Just spent a week on the Kennet & Avon Canal...  very nice...  

Got a little damp  :shock:   and conquered the Devizes Lock Flight (including the Caen Hill Locks) twice !

Would definitely recommend it as a holiday..

A few images can be found here :

http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/muddyweb/gallery/kennet_avon/

(They've not been edited yet, so there is some rubbish in there)

Back to reailty now  :?

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: turtle on October 18, 2004, 09:06:43

Very nice :D , hope you had a good week? good to see ya back  :D

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: Paul on October 18, 2004, 17:18:11

A hoy me harty.

Welcome back to dry land. :lol:

Did it myself about 10 years ago, Had a very good time,
Car felt very fast after a week traveling at 5mph.

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: muddyweb on October 18, 2004, 17:21:07

Quote from: "Paul"

Car felt very fast after a week traveling at 5mph.

 :lol:   We found that...  also, because we spent most of the time on the boat, standing on solid ground was quite odd  :)

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: V8MoneyPit on October 18, 2004, 17:27:57

A friend of mine lives permanantly on a narrow boat. He is currently building a new one. Had the steel shell build professionally and is now in the long process of fitting it out to just the way he wants it. When he gets fed up of the scenery, he just moves his 'house' to another spot!

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: Andy the Landy on October 18, 2004, 23:11:37

My Ma 'n' Pa have their own and dissapear for weeks on end. The good thing about boating is the relaxed atmosphere away from the rat race and a pub at lunchtime and a pub in the evening(http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/drink6.gif)

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 19, 2004, 10:46:28

Devizes & Caen Hill..

Sheer masterpieces of Waterway Engineering.

As are;
http://www.falkirk-wheel.com/

http://www.andertonboatlift.co.uk/

http://community.webshots.com/photo/91474371/96558640wQKyab

http://www.fipt.org.uk/

Three Rise & Five Rise at Bingley on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal are also worthy of note.
Standedge Tunnel at Marsden (over 3miles under the Pennines to Lancashire)
http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/huddersfield/standedge1.htm
The restoration photos are quite good


'Frankie-Boy' has been known to play about on boats as well :lol:

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: dracula on October 21, 2004, 17:58:30

Many,many years ago when I was a lad ,I spent several happy weekends
helping the Kennet+Avon Restoration group.
It was here I was introduced to a local brew "6X".
After that life became a blur :shock:
Happy Days,
Paul.

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: Tiny Tim on October 21, 2004, 18:57:14

Had some excellent hols on the canals.

Can you be done for 'drunk in charge of a narrowboat' ?  :lol:

Once breezed into Stratford On Avon dancing on top of a 60 ' narrow boat to Bob Marley's Jammin. Went down well with the tourists - they couldn't get out the way fast enough !  :lol:

Dark Side Of The Moon through tunnels is also highly recommended  :wink:

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: muddyweb on October 21, 2004, 18:58:02

Quote from: "Tiny Tim"

Can you be done for 'drunk in charge of a narrowboat' ?  :lol:

Yes, you can.

They have even started doing breathalyser tests on some waterways.

Title: Capt Pugwash Returns
Post by: Tiny Tim on October 21, 2004, 18:59:07

Quote from: "muddyweb"

Quote from: "Tiny Tim"

Can you be done for 'drunk in charge of a narrowboat' ?  :lol:

Yes, you can.

They have even started doing breathalyser tests on some waterways.

Bet they do a roaring trade  :shock: