Victor Vectis

Well said! Calcutt Top Lock a season or two ago, we were going up, a fatarse, sorry widebeam coming down. I said, perhaps a tad too loudly, 'Good Gawd. Its a fatarse'. Cue Mrs Fatarse, sorry, widebeam to the downhill end of the lock as we were rising, saying "You're only jealous 'cos you've only a scruffy narrowboat (the cheek of the woman!) and can't afford a nice £250,000 boat like we can"

My concern would be the 'sad lookng' (thank you NB 'Orleanna') houses that have sprung up by the junction since we were last there.

yeahbut.... What beer was available?

Given the state of the canals at pres they ain't doing a very good job. In future they will have to try harder!

And Where?

Youtube speak.

Yeahbut...... Why on a locklanding in London (of course) with a 'broken down' sign in a window? Saw the same boat the next day in a different location. The bloke aboard didn't take too kindly to my suggestion that he might remove the 'broken down' sign from the window.

We've moored at Lapworth for 10+ years and still haven't yet visited Packwood House. It's (still) on the 'to do' list!

Well, if they can break your arm..........?

Nice picture of part of the Lapworth Flight.

At least the second family had the sense to hire a boat before buying one. As for the Welsh family, I'm wondering how they managed to get to Thorne Lock without doing battle with THAT BL00DY FOOTBRIDGE! You know, the one that doesn't work. And when you phone CRT about it they deny all knowledge as it's owned by Thorne Town Council and when you try phoning them no one answers. < one might wonder how I know this > And........ Why does the program keep calling Thorne 'Doncaster'? Donny is about a dozen miles from Thorne.

IMHO the Blue Bell, nearer the junction, is a much nicer pub.

There's a gag in that somewhere, trying to get out! 😀 Ooops. Pardon me. More tea vicar?

I'm moored on the embankment short of Rowington. I wondered what was going on. And some folk think the BCN Challenge is crazy!

Yeahbut......if there ain't no water anyway.