Rainbow to Field of Poppies and Lupines ca. 2001 Gorman, California, USA
Carole on Electra tying up a BW buttie with Ian and June looking on
Pature lock with Ian Carole and Mick
Langley Mill Moorings
Electra adrift!!! Where's Carole?
View from Langley Mill bridge.
We were moored next to the first aid van
The band playing at the grand opening
Getting dressed up for the big event
Sunday night Erewash entertainment (before the start)
Making a fool of himself
Dennis and Margaret on Icing
Colin looking cheesy
Iwona lookin cute
Mother Goose with Mum duck and 2 ducklings
On her way to meet Dennis
Irene in Dockholm Lock
Look at those faces!
Slow lane River Trent, Fast lane M1
Bridge 1 on the start of the Trent and Mersey
Ian's new friend
nice cooking smells from Icing
Whats so interesting
Free Spirit and Icing through the trees
Fancy meeting you here! Shelia and Howard on Stravaig on there way to the Stafford boaters gathering
Ian pretending to be a cowboy
We moored at Sugbourough Hall
Dennis at Shugborough Hall
lady of the manoe
on the weaver
favorite time
“The Family”
Margaret Greig and Dennis
Dennis Margaret Kaylee and Greig
harecastle tunnel
Icing back into the light after the tunnel
Icing approaching tunnel
tunnel entrence
only tea? Waiting to go through the tunnel
Westland water park
Very very dark!!!
Waiting to go through the tunnel.
Heartbreak hill
Ian working the locks
looking down the flight
Boats at the festival
Anderton boat featival
anderton lift
And the BIF'S set sail ( Bracken, Icing, and Freespirit)
getting ready to throw the rope
Heather taking orders
waiting for “Bracken” at Lymm
At the Lymm Dam
Koa carp at Lymm Village pond
Lymm Village
Does my bum look big in this?
Dennis taking a rest
Going over the Manchester ship canal
Dave and Heather arrived at last!!!
Going over the aguaduct
Hair cut Mam?
Careful. I would still like my ear.
Heather cutting my hair
Manchester ship canal road bridge
Plank lane lift bridge Leeds and Liverpool
any hair to cut sir?
Heather doing her best with the little to work on
Bracken, Icing and Freespirit (BIF'S)
waiting for Bracken
Deep lock on the Bridgewater canal
Wait over
first boat in “Bracken”
Ruford arm top lock
Then the sun shone!!!
Taking the water hose over the boats
Just a bit wet
lift bridge
Doggie life jackets
Waiting for the tide to come in
Looking up the river to the way we would go.
Bracken is first
Waiting for the tide before going onto the River Douglas
Then Icing followes
Going round a marker named Aslams Lamp
Heading for Savic brook
Turning into Savic brook
Going through the sea lock
BW counting us in
waiting for the tide to be just right so we can procede up the Ribble Link
Ribble Link also called “The Ditch”
Dave negotiating a very tight turn
Our first mooring on the Lancaster canal
Celebrating not only the safe arrival of all boats but Heather and Daves wedding
Its champagne this time and first bbq
Moorings on the Lancaster
Going up the River Douglas
Unique bridges on the Lancaster canal
View from our boat
Our moorings
Thats what I call a dark sky
Putting the world to rights
At Glasson Docks
Very wet!!
Red sky at night?
Bedragled
Braken joins us
After the rain
Me doing my blog
How do you get the car in?
swing bridge
Tewitfield
Tewitfield mooring
walking the plank
spot the ducks
Gossiping again
another picnic spot
Glasson again
Joined by a yacht
Tarleton River lock
Jackson Hillacks Locks
Looking towards top lock at Wheelton
Bank Newton Locks
Jade decided to jump ships. Much more comfortable on Icing
This is the life
So nice just to relax
Bridge across the river Sow at Shugborough
What a lazy pair
At Handsacre
Jade decided to jump ships. Much more comfortable on “Icing”
