Hi Everyone We are still on the River we have booked to go up the lift to the canal on Monday morning we are to wait there until Thurs when Maryanne will collect us to go to the Funeral. Someone said to me a few days ago that living on a boat must be like having a daily adventure. That astounded me because I had never realised that because thats exactly what it is. Yesterday having watch our new Neighbours sail off into the sun rise. Was the water and pump aou was behind us in a very fast flowing we either go forward and turn around or reverse looking at how fast the river was flowing I decided to take the less authordox way and reverse I forgot to mention about the bridge between us and the water station made it I should have filmed it. What I am saying that adventure lasted about 90min but an adventure anyway. Yesterday being a thurs we decided to leave our mooring in the Town and move up to the lift quite an uplifting trip as this time I left our mooring did a 360 degr...

  Hi Folks Buggerlugs at reat on the Weaver For the past week, we have just been mucking about on the river, No special intention, nothing in the diary, and Keeping an eye on the weather because where we are mooring is opposite where the river Dane flows into the Weaver, the Dane gets its water from the Pennines and with these thunderstorms about if the Dane becomes flooded the amount of water coming into the Weaver becomes dangerous in the fact that boats moored where we are become pinned to the wall with the force of the flow, so its worth keeping a very close eye on the weather and water. The above picture is taken fron the River Dane (actually its the Waitrose car park bridge over the Dane ) it now forms quite a nice T junction. The river is full of traffic it seems to have become a very popular destination, for boaters though I dont believe that hire boats are allowed on the river My theory is that the popularity of the river has increased because of the de...

   Here we are at resting Northwich Well here we are in Northwich its a nice clean mooring, overlooked by a few houses  But thats good it means its a good security aid.            Northwich is a strange town, it is going through a strange period in its history  50 Years ago it was a thriving little town with a lovely town center but over the past few years, it has deteriorated.Then the developers moved in, building multi-complex cinema, a large Asda, and many large retail units. the big shops overtook the little man. Now most of the small traders have left leaving a very empty high street and today a large empty retail space However the saddest part of the Northwich redevelopement is one of the best chippies we have found on our travels was the Wayfarer here in Northwich eat in or out always excelent food and service. My only hope is that the guy made enough money for his retirement he deserved it you dont keep a chippy like that for tha...

 Hi Everyone  Yesterday we welcomed our Four Australians back to Anderton and the end of their epic Journey Completing the Cheshire Ring consisting of 120 miles and 92 locks 4 tunnels and considering from the start they had never seen a proper lock until they were introduced to one in Manchester To complete the trip unscathed. with in the allotted time with the boat intact, that was a wonderful achievement you should all be very proud of yourselves you are all good enough to pass your helmsman certificate. Not sure about reversing but we will do that on your next visit We had a lovely meal last night that was a fitting tribute to celebrate an epic journey Noreen had a Fall yesterday she says it was a trip because only children and Old people Fall either way it has left her with a sprained wrist and a very badly bruised lower leg, I have administered first aid and Comfort I have given her two days sick and as sall the locks on the river are manned I have given her...

                                                  Buggerlugs checking into the Manchester Hilton Well we left Manchester at 08.00 this morning heading south for a much quieter location and not as many people Although I must say the People here in Castlefiefled Basin  in the heart of Manchester have been great though I believe that they are to busy with their own agenda and life to be even interested in anything else but them. Except for the old guy (67) who yesterday morning at 07.00 whilst I was doing my morning check I disturbed him as he was sleeping on a bench opposite Buggerlugs. His Story was that he had come up from Liverpool to watch is favourite 70s group play at the stadium (don't ask me who or what stadium speech was still blurred All I do know is that his wive was going to give him hell WHEN he got home apparently he had left the stadium and got l...

Hi  I will carrty on with the saga of our new Australian Buddies Having spoken to them at great length I realise why they did not continue their journey yesterday. The plain and simple fact is that as you enter Castlefield Basin your first lock is straight ahead however with the lock gates open and a torrent of water pouring over the top of the lock gates it really does look like a Water Fall and to someone who has never seen a proper lock before it must have looked very scary. I still blame the canal hire companies for their lack of explanation and instruction. With the canal system as it is (falling apart) we are looking at our first fatality and thats not scaremongering its a basic fact these inexperienced boaters are told that they can complete the Cheshire ring in a matter of ten days now most boats like our Aussie Buddies only hire for ten days now to my memory the  Cheshire ring is 120 miles long has 92 locks now I am not saying it cannot be done because it can but thos...

  Hi Strange day today full of surprises early this morning Mr chatterbox pulled out on his way back to Scarisbrick and I thought I would turn Buggerlugs around ready for the quick get away on Sunday morning, as always it never is as it is planned as I was turning her around I saw a very unwelcome sight of another boat taking up my now vacant mooring However all was not as it seemed as the boat had two Aussie couples on board who were lost. Because they were looking for a pump out which to be fare the book did say that there was one her in the basin It took me a while to convince them that there was not as it is now only for the boats with permanent mooring status Though I did point them in the right direction to where they could get one even though it did meen that they had to go back the way they had just come which entailed a 2 hr trip that done and my now coveted mooring retrieved Noreen and I set out to get more supplies  and also to have a nostalgic look around our old M...