Gravel Run

[nbtafelberg]

They are at the Summit

 

lol

He told me ..you said he could have a fortnight off with pay for all the good work he does

 

LOL There's a song about that

 

"Dreaamm Dream Dream Dream...."

[matty40s]

Mr GRAY on Joe

For someone who is supposed to be OFF SICK FROM WORK you don't look too sick in that picture

 

oooops,

I thought he was waving, he must have been trying to cover his face

[nbtafelberg]

He's been wearing the same Jumper for 3 years. So covering his face is pointless.

Edited July 8, 2010 by nbtafelberg

[Chris-B]

errr thats NOT a jumper !!!!

[nbtafelberg]

Well I did say that boating in a long dress was not a good idea but you know he just won't listen.

[GeoffS]

Do we have any reports of how far up they are this morning, please ?

 

I'm not sure I can resist the temptation to get the car, 9and probably the dog!), out to go take another look!

 

I would love to try to help do some locks but I think they will be well out of our area by after w*rk this evening. I will try and take a look at lunchtime if I can locate them.

[Lesd]

I watched the boats pass by bridge 153 last night, great to see. One of them told me the lead boats had stuck fast on the Fishery Inn pound !

[Chris-B]

Boats at White Lion Marsworth

(10 mins ago)

C

[GeoffS]

Boats at White Lion Marsworth

(10 mins ago)

C

 

Any estimate for 1pm? Already through all Ivinghoe locks?

[Liam]

I've just been talking to Jay and they are currently at Seabrook locks, and at the moment they think they might be at Stoke Bruerne tomorrow night.

[Chris-B]

 

Edited July 8, 2010 by Baldock

[GeoffS]

Just managed to catch Callisto and Themis at Bridge 123 at 1pm

[LEO]

Hi,

 

They seem to be spread out, last two (Arundel & Joe) cleared Cowroast at about 9.20 to-day, these two then cleared Marscroft bridge @ 10.20.

 

Leo.

[Chris-B]

Captain Slow and Joe at the rear..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hampered by Lil Chris's lockwheeling speed

[nbtafelberg]

According to Canal PLanner...

 

Total distance is 82 miles, 0 flg and 42 locks. There are at least 7 small aqueducts or underbridges and 2 tunnels.

 

To go.

 

Ivinghoe Bridge No 123

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line)

From Ivinghoe Bridge No 123 to:

Slapton Wharf

Slapton Bridge No 120. Slapton village half a mile northeast

1 mile, 6½ flg, 3 locks

Leighton Buzzard

Bridge No 114

3 miles, 6½ flg, 3 locks

Soulbury Top Lock No 26

Three Locks Bridge No 107

3 miles, 7 flg, 1 lock

Soulbury Bottom Lock No 24 0 miles, 1 flg, 3 locks

Stoke Hammond Bridge No 106

Stoke Hammond half a mile to the west

0 miles, 5¾ flg, 0 locks

Willowbridge Bridge No 99 1 mile, 5½ flg, 1 lock

Bridge No 97 1 mile, 1½ flg, 0 locks

Skew Bridge No 94 0 miles, 6½ flg, 1 lock

Bridge No 93 0 miles, 3¼ flg, 0 locks

Simpson 0 miles, 1¾ flg, 0 locks

Milton Keynes Marina 1 mile, ½ flg, 0 locks

Pear Tree Bridge No 88

Milton Keynes

0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks

Little Woolstone Bridge No 83

Little Woolstone a quarter of a mile east

1 mile, 1 flg, 0 locks

Willen Bridge No 81

Willen Village half a mile northeast

1 mile, 1¼ flg, 0 locks

Bridge No 78B 1 mile, ½ flg, 0 locks

Great Linford

Linford Wharf Bridge No 77. Former junction with the Newport Pagnell Canal

0 miles, 5¾ flg, 0 locks

Bridge No 76A 0 miles, 4¼ flg, 0 locks

New Bradwell

Bradwell Bridge No 72

1 mile, 5¼ flg, 0 locks

Bridge No 71B 0 miles, 1½ flg, 0 locks

Aqueduct at New Bradwell

Crosses Grafton Street

0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks

Bridge No 71A 0 miles, 3½ flg, 0 locks

Wolverton

Bridge No 71. Wolverton Station by canal

0 miles, 1¾ flg, 0 locks

Wolverton Aqueduct

Over the Great Ouse

1 mile, 3¼ flg, 0 locks

Junction with Old Stratford Arm 0 miles, 3¼ flg, 1 lock

Cosgrove

Solomon's (or Cosgrove Ornamental) Bridge No 65

0 miles, 3¼ flg, 0 locks

Castlethorpe Wharf

Navigation Bridge No 64. Castlethorpe village three-quarters of a mile northeast. Also called Thrupp Wharf

0 miles, 5½ flg, 0 locks

Yardley Wharf

Yardley Bridge No 60. Yardley Gobion half a mile south

1 mile, 7¼ flg, 0 locks

Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 20

Bridge 54A

2 miles, 6½ flg, 0 locks

Stoke Bruerne Top Lock No 14

Stoke Bruerne Top Lock No 14, Bridge No 53 and Waterways Museum

0 miles, 6 flg, 6 locks

Stoke Bruerne 0 miles, ¼ flg, 1 lock

Blisworth Tunnel South End

Milepost 20

0 miles, 3 flg, 0 locks

Blisworth Tunnel North End 1 mile, 6½ flg, 0 locks

Gayton Junction

Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch

1 mile, 5¾ flg, 0 locks

Bugbrooke Bridge No 36

Bugbrooke village half a mile east

3 miles, 4½ flg, 0 locks

Heyford Wharf Bridge No 32

Nether Heyford village half a mile northeast. Many moored boats in this area

Furnace Lane

1 mile, 3¼ flg, 0 locks

Stowe Hill Bridge No 26

A5 Watling Street. Milepost 10

1 mile, 5¾ flg, 0 locks

Weedon Bec

BW 14 day moorings

0 miles, 4 flg, 0 locks

Weedon Station Bridge No 24

Milepost 9

High Street (A45)

0 miles, 4¼ flg, 0 locks

Buckby Top Lock No 7 4 miles, 4¼ flg, 6 locks

Norton Junction

Junction of Grand Union Leicester Section with Main Line

0 miles, 1½ flg, 1 lock

Braunston Tunnel (East end) 1 mile, 6 flg, 0 locks

Braunston Tunnel (West end) 1 mile, 1¼ flg, 0 locks

Braunston Top Lock No 6 0 miles, 2¼ flg, 0 locks

Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 0 miles, 4¼ flg, 5 locks

Braunston

Visitor Moorings

0 miles, 2¾ flg, 1 lock

Braunston Turn

Junction of Grand Union and Oxford Canals

0 miles, 3½ flg, 0 locks

Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line)

From Braunston Turn to:

Navigation Bridge No 85

Willoughby Wharf. Willoughby village approx 1 mile southwest

1 mile, 3 flg, 0 locks

Kilsby Road Bridge No 74

Tarrys Bridge

B4038

2 miles, 7¾ flg, 0 locks

Crick Road Bridge No 73

Wharf Bridge

0 miles, 1½ flg, 0 locks

Rugby Visitor Moorings

On offside, frequent buses to Rugby town centre

3 miles, 2½ flg, 3 locks

Junction with Rugby Wharf Arm 0 miles, 3 flg, 0 locks

Newbold Wharf 0 miles, 7½ flg, 0 locks

Newbold Tunnel (South end) 0 miles, ¼ flg, 0 locks

Newbold Tunnel (North end) 0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks

All Oaks Corner

Canal turn at the boundary of All Oaks Wood

1 mile, 4¼ flg, 0 locks

Easenhall Lane Bridge No 34

Brinklow three-quarters of a mile west

1 mile, 3¼ flg, 0 locks

Junction with Brinklow Arm (disused) 0 miles, 4¾ flg, 0 locks

Junction with Stretton Arm 0 miles, 3¼ flg, 0 locks

Stretton Stop

Junction with Stretton Arm

A4114

0 miles, ¼ flg, 0 locks

Ansty

Bridge No 14

A46

2 miles, 5¾ flg, 0 locks

Junction with Wyken Arm

Old Colliery Branch

1 mile, 5¾ flg, 0 locks

Sutton Stop 1 mile, 0 flg, 1 lock

Hawkesbury Junction

Junction with Oxford Canal (Northern Section)

0 miles, ¼ flg, 0 locks

Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley)

From Hawkesbury Junction to:

Hawkesbury Engine House

Gauging narrows and footbridge

0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks

Bedworth Winding Hole 0 miles, 6¾ flg, 0 locks

Bedworth Hill Bridge No 13

Half a mile walk to Bedworth. Site of Junction with Newdigate Colliery Arm

0 miles, 0 flg, 0 locks

Marston Bridge No 15 1 mile, 6¾ flg, 0 locks

Marston Junction

Junction of Ashby and Coventry Canals

0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks

Railway Bridge Nuneaton to Bedworth 1 mile, 7¾ flg, 0 locks

Boot Bridge No 20

Nuneaton Town centre northeast from here

0 miles, 1¼ flg, 0 locks

Wash Lane Winding Hole 0 miles, 6¼ flg, 0 locks

Tuttle Hill Bridge No 23

Nuneaton Town centre south from here

0 miles, 5½ flg, 0 locks

Railway Bridge (disused)

Connected with Judds Quary

0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks

Valley Cruises Boatyard 1 mile, ¼ flg, 0 locks

Hartshill Wharf and BW Yard 1 mile, 2½ flg, 0 locks

Mancetter Bridge No 36

Mancetter village half a mile east

1 mile, 1 flg, 0 locks

Atherstone Top Lock No 1 0 miles, 7½ flg, 0 locks

Atherstone

Watling Street Bridge No 43

A5

0 miles, 2¾ flg, 5 locks

Total distance is 82 miles, 0 flg and 42 locks. There are at least 7 small aqueducts or underbridges and 2 tunnels.

 

This is made up of 29 miles, 7 furlongs of narrow canals; 52 miles, 1 furlong of broad canals; 9 narrow locks.

 

This will take 37 hours, 50 minutes which is 2 days, 7 hours and 50 minutes at 15 hours per day. For calculation purposes this is taken as 3 days.

Overnight stopping places

 

This is calculated based on 3 full days travelling.

 

Each full day will be approximately 12 hours and 37 minutes travelling.

 

First day of trip

On the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line), at Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 20

30 miles, 4¼ flg and 13 locks.

Second day of trip

On the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line), at Wise's Bridge No 80 (half way between Navigation Bridge No 85 and Kilsby Road Bridge No 74)

24 miles, 4 flg and 20 locks.

Third day of trip

On the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley), at Atherstone

26 miles, 7¾ flg and 9 locks

Edited July 8, 2010 by nbtafelberg

[Chris-B]

Sorry mate but you can toss canal planner out of the window when you are loaded

The going is MUCH slower due to no water,shallow bends, continuous Moorers,putting pins back in because idiots cannot tie their boats up properly

etc etc etc

 

 

< Rant mode off >

[nbtafelberg]

Sorry mate but you can toss canal planner out of the window when you are loaded

The going is MUCH slower due to no water,shallow bends, continuous Moorers,putting pins back in because idiots cannot tie their boats up properly

etc etc etc

 

 

< Rant mode off >

 

 

Oh I do agree totally but it just shows the size of the job if you were not towing! Will Chris be back to work on Monday?

 

There's a gay version of canal planner where they leave out the C

Edited July 8, 2010 by nbtafelberg

[Chris-B]

Oh I do agree totally but it just shows the size of the job if you were not towing! Will Chris be back to work on Monday?

 

There's a gay version of canal planner where they leave out the C

 

did you have any particular Monday in mind for your errant staff to return ?????

or will any old Monday do ????

 

btw...NORTY !

you might wake up to a pink jag one day !!!!

[Hairy-Neil]

Can we have a guestimate for arrival time at Buckby flight/Whilton please?

[Chris-B]

Can we have a guestimate for arrival time at Buckby flight/Whilton please?

I will ring Tom and ask...

edited to add:

 

3 locks tonight ( early day)

Stoke Bruerne Tomorrow

Buckby flight/Whilton Sat am ( ish)

Chris

Edited July 8, 2010 by Baldock

[alan_fincher]

Hi,

 

They seem to be spread out, last two (Arundel & Joe) cleared Cowroast at about 9.20 to-day, these two then cleared Marscroft bridge @ 10.20.

 

Leo.

Actually they were relatively close together down Maffers, but some hire boats got in the middle and split them up slightly.

 

They came past our mooring at Pitstone fairly regularly, although there was a slightly bigger gap to the last pair.

 

Different order today - times at Pitstone....

 

Victoria 11:22

Archimedes & Ara 11:38

Themis & Callisto 11:56

Arundel & Joe 12:31

 

All going well, but found a lot of low pounds in Berko, and summit was hard work too.

 

I'll post some pics shortly.

 

I thought a few were turning out for marsworth, but didn't see anyone else not with the boats.

[alan_fincher]

OK, first pass at some pictures for today.....

 

To make sure the whole fleet gets shown this time, here they are in the sequence they passed our mooring......

 

Victoria

 

 

Archimedes

 

 

Ara

 

 

Themis

 

 

Callisto

 

 

Arundel

 

 

Joe

 

 

The young man steering Joe says he booked time off work as hoiliday, so has no idea why anyone thinks he is pulling a sickie!

[Chris-B]

The young man steering Joe says he booked time off work as hoiliday, so has no idea why anyone thinks he is pulling a sickie!

 

I will get nb Tafelberg to post a copy of his sick note !!

rang in on Monday muttering about "stones"

Chris

 

edited to add:

Great photos btw Alan

Edited July 8, 2010 by Baldock

[RLWP]

I will get nb Tafelberg to post a copy of his sick note !!

rang in on Monday muttering about "stones"

Chris

 

edited to add:

Great photos btw Alan

 

Can't see what the problem is. Lots of fresh air and sunshine with a little gentle exercise. What better recuperation could there be?

 

Richard

 

<green with envy>

[GeoffS]

Actually they were relatively close together down Maffers, but some hire boats got in the middle and split them up slightly.

 

They came past our mooring at Pitstone fairly regularly, although there was a slightly bigger gap to the last pair.

 

Different order today - times at Pitstone....

 

Victoria 11:22

Archimedes & Ara 11:38

Themis & Callisto 11:56

Arundel & Joe 12:31

 

All going well, but found a lot of low pounds in Berko, and summit was hard work too.

 

I'll post some pics shortly.

 

I thought a few were turning out for marsworth, but didn't see anyone else not with the boats.

 

Themis and Callisto at Bridge 123 at 1pm. They told me Arundel and Joe were behind so I went to Lock 34 but there was a Wyvern Hire Boat and a private boat coming down. Now I see you clocked them half an hour behind I couldn't have waited around that long unfortunately!