tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84249360185455399032024-03-13T11:32:20.874+00:00NB Rock 'n' RollJoin us on our journey of the canals and rivers of Britain's inland waterways.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.comBlogger843125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-49323586223241500762014-03-06T11:24:00.001+00:002014-03-06T11:24:37.644+00:00Bon Voyage Rock 'n' Roll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the last sighting for me as I take Molly home as she's not well (more later). George follows them out of the marina to the 3 locks ...</div>
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… and there she goes … bon voyage Rock 'n' Roll and good luck and happy cruising to Ann and Kevin…. and yes, we've got a lump in our throats and a tear in our eyes as I post this blog!</div>
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Ann and Kevin have arrived and will leave tomorrow morning on their first cruise on Rock 'n' Roll …<br />
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-76974239407843231962014-03-02T14:33:00.000+00:002014-03-02T14:33:27.724+00:00No use crying over spilt milk!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Quite a lot has happened since I last posted; we've been very busy emptying and storing the contents of Rock 'n' Roll, a much more difficult task than we'd ever envisaged, the 'stuff' kept coming out, there seemed to be no end to it! We hand over to <a href="http://annmooreroos1955.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ann</a> on March 1st but our <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">new build</a> won't be ready until approx mid-April, so we'll need somewhere to live until then.</div>
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Our daughter had offered us her caravan and the management here at Droitwich Marina have agreed that we can <strike>moor</strike> park it near the services block until Still Rockin' is ready to rock 'n' roll! However, Sharon and family live in Scotland and our car doesn't have a towbar so plans were made to have the towbar fitted near Wolverhampton enabling us to stay for a couple of days with our son and family before continuing our journey up north. </div>
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So we packed up the car last Wednesday with bedding for the caravan (we had decided to stay in the caravan and not on the boat as soon as we returned) and everything we needed for the time away including the laptop and a few perishable items from the fridge including a newly opened but taped-up carton of milk ... you can see where I'm going now! The grocery bag containing the milk was unfortunately packed into the boot above the bag containing the computer and guess what? The milk leaked and the computer was kaput by the time we reached our son's house. We rang Apple to arrange an appointment to take it into Birmingham next week to see if it's repairable or at least to see if they can recover the hard drive - all my photos, videos and documents are on there up to about 10 days ago when the last back-up was done; I was devastated, in this day and age we really do rely very heavily on technology don't we.</div>
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After spending a lovely few days with both our offspring we hitched up the caravan and set off south at 7:30pm on Monday evening for the most horrendous journey I've ever experienced. It's been a long time since we've towed a caravan but I can remember that I felt quite happy with the experience, but not this time. It was obviously dark but also windy and very wet as we travelled down the M74, M8, M6 and M5 and as the big lorries began to overtake us we could feel the vibration through the caravan behind us and then via the car as they passed us - I was not a happy bunny at all! George did a tremendous job though keeping us all safe with his excellent driving skills and with at least 5 short stops along the way we arrived back at the marina at 04:30 on Tuesday morning - 9 hours later!</div>
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We then had to unhitch the van and manoeuvre it into position - it's got this remote 'thingy' that with the touch of a few buttons moves the caravan without any effort from us or the car - wonderful except that it took ages before we could find the 'signal' from inside the van to make it start - so there we were, very tired, in the dark, wind and rain walking round the caravan pressing the on button 'till we found the spot! By the time we'd parked up, put down the legs, got some heat into the van and got into bed it was 05:30 and a couple of hours later were awakened by people going off in their cars close by, it was time to get up and go up to Barnowl Boats to see what progress had been made whilst we were away.</div>
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Below our new aspect through the windows of our new home, taken yesterday on a beautiful frosty morning ...</div>
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... to finish hanging the window blinds and remove the last bits of cleaning materials...</div>
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... ready for the handover ...</div>
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... and here they are ... </div>
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.. the happy new owners of narrowboat Rock 'n' Roll.</div>
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We wish Ann and husband Kev all the very best on a beautiful boat which has served us so well for the past 6 years - we wish you good roads for many years to come.</div>
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We’re all in place ... George on the tiller, Molly in her bed on the roof and I’ve got my camera!</div>
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It was a beautiful calm day on Thursday as we reversed out of our mooring slot</div>
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There’s the exit/entrance to the marina but we’re not going out ...</div>
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The services at Droitwich Spa Marina. The work going on in the background will be a reception/admin building to replace the temporary metal cabin you can see</div>
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Last night (Friday) we invited Becky and Mark (from the boat on the left in this picture) round for drinks and had a really good evening. I remember looking at the clock just before 10pm and what seemed no more that half an hour later it was half past 2!<br />
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45 years ago today!</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-48733595294211300852014-02-13T08:30:00.000+00:002014-02-13T08:30:38.770+00:00A bit choppy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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George has been helping out <a href="http://barnowlnarrowboats.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stuart</a> at <a href="http://www.lambonboats.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lambon Boats</a> most days with the painting preparation on <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Still Rockin’</a> and I’ve been packing up Rock ’n’ Roll ready for the take over by <a href="http://annmooreroos1955.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ann and Kev</a> on 1st March as well as starting on the curtains for Still Rockin’.</div>
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In the meantime, Molly still needs a bit of exercise and so when the wind appeared to drop a bit yesterday we took a walk just around the marina. Our mooring here at <a href="http://www.droitwichspamarina.co.uk/" target="_blank">Droitwich Spa Marina</a> is in the lee of the locks as is fairly well sheltered from the winds so it was a ‘bit' of a surprise when we reached the ‘other corner’ of the marina and wind nearly blew both of us off our feet!</div>
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Not nearly as rough as in places further south around the Thames and the Oxford areas. We appear to be getting off quite lightly here in the midlands although the River Severn at Worcester is doing its best to make life difficult for house dwellers.</div>
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To all our fellow boaters and blog readers ... stay safe, stay dry, stay warm.</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-15520510536311480202014-02-03T18:30:00.001+00:002014-02-03T18:30:43.189+00:00The new kid on the block ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We saw this youngster with its parents a couple of days ago on the Driotwch Canal whilst we were out walking, the following day they were all in the marina and now he’s on his own but seems to like it and is sticking around visiting the pontoons forever hopeful!</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-82210385865823407592014-02-03T08:54:00.001+00:002014-02-03T08:54:18.184+00:00First Snowdrop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was yesterday morning in the glorious sunshine as we walked into Droitwich along the towpath ...</div>
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... the snowdrops were at the side of a bench and I couldn’t keep Molly out of the picture as she ‘picked up the messages’ left by other passing dogs!</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-33449969490067376832014-01-29T15:50:00.003+00:002014-01-29T15:54:21.170+00:00Spring is in the air!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A wonderful sight at the marina this morning - let’s hope that the rest of winter stays as mild as it has thus far - we can but live in hope!</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-90737693825227853062014-01-28T14:00:00.001+00:002014-01-28T14:00:57.323+00:00Around the marina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I first saw this impressive building from the top locks of the Droitwich Canal I thought it must be <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hanbury-hall/" target="_blank">Hanbury Hall</a> but on further investigation realise that it’s actually Hadzor Hall. </div>
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It’s a private house built by English architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Habershon" target="_blank">Mathew Habershon</a> in 1827 for a Mr Howard Galton and the address of the newer houses you can see is Habershon Court, Galton Way, Hadzor! </div>
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The empty side pond at lock 2. C&RT have been monitoring the flow of water from the locks into the river Salwarpe during the heavy rains we’ve had recently.</div>
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There’s Rock ’n’ Roll down there in Droitwich Spa Marina</div>
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... and its rather grand new ‘shed'</div>
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A murmuration of <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/starling/index.aspx" target="_blank">starlings</a> above the marina.</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-64133379128845901302014-01-25T15:00:00.000+00:002014-01-25T15:00:02.925+00:00A change in the weather<div style="text-align: justify;">
It started off as a lovely day this morning and I managed to wash down the front cratch canopy with a mild solution of Milton steriliser to remove the green algae; it seems to have worked well. I left it a couple of hours to dry in the warm sunshine before spraying it with waterproofer and hoped that it would dry quickly as the sky was starting to cloud over. </div>
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It was about 15 minutes later that it started to rain, just a bit to start with and then heavens opened ... just as I’m writing this post! The lights are on inside and the wind, hail and rain is making a hell of a din on the roof and now its thunder and lightening! The weather tomorrow is rain, rain, rain ... I’m so glad that we’ve nowhere to go!</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-63843272857958311932014-01-21T17:21:00.003+00:002014-01-21T17:21:25.355+00:00In the meantime ....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
... away from <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Still Rockin’</a> ... life continues back on board Rock ’n’ Roll ...</div>
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... the cassette toilet is in and varnished. The fit has not allowed for a door so <a href="http://barnowlnarrowboats.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stuart</a> has made a sliding hatch that works perfectly.</div>
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Mark and Becky on the next pontoon had spoken to us about ‘George’ who visits for bread, and for the past few days these two have been visiting us so we’ve named them George and Mildred. If we’re not in the galley they’ll walk up and down the pontoon looking for us in each window and giving us a knock - cheeky beggars!<br />
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As in lots of areas throughout the UK it was beautiful here in Droitwich on Sunday and whilst George was busy I took Molly for a walk along the canal towards the town.<br />
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This is lock 7 and to the right of the picture is the weir which flows into the River Salwarpe and at the bottom of this lock the canal joins the river which was unnavigable as the level was well into the red board. You may just be able to see the bridge beyond the lock under which it was flooded to about 12” - time to turn back me thinks.</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-86629439625926569752014-01-13T19:17:00.003+00:002014-01-13T19:19:49.314+00:00That same old chestnut ...<div style="text-align: center;">
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When we had Rock ’n’ Roll built we chose a pump-out system but changed it about 18-months ago to a composting loo and today ...</div>
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... the composter has been removed and the pipes and electrics exposed ...</div>
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... prior to fitting a Thetford cassette toilet for Rock ’n’ Roll’s <a href="http://annmooreroos1955.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">new owners</a></div>
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Stuart (Barn Owl Boats) will be back tomorrow to fit the wooden panel over the ‘back’ of the loo for the removal of the cassette and to make good the wall behind it.</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-65501811457069837452014-01-11T16:54:00.000+00:002014-01-11T16:54:15.835+00:00Me thinks ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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... very cold tonight here at Droitwich Marina.</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-36135164839814972482014-01-07T16:16:00.003+00:002014-01-07T16:18:01.087+00:00We’ve got off lightly ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These four <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LoveTywyn" target="_blank">pictures</a> are of areas on the Welsh coast just a few miles from where we used to live before taking to the canals! <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hs0Kp0O7qXg/UswkeT7DSDI/AAAAAAAAIOA/6mZoZQbsXHI/s1600/1601101_395668923912302_2011905415_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hs0Kp0O7qXg/UswkeT7DSDI/AAAAAAAAIOA/6mZoZQbsXHI/s1600/1601101_395668923912302_2011905415_n.jpg" height="478" width="640" /></a></div>
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I took these two photos through the car window on our way to see <a href="http://seyellas-journey.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret and Geoff</a> at Grindley Brook a few days ago after travelling through some pretty rotten weather on the way.<br />
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... and these two I took this morning at the marina - daffodils pushing up!</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-33822393911019164942014-01-05T07:55:00.001+00:002014-01-05T07:55:19.537+00:00A day off ...<div style="text-align: center;">
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... and went to Grindley Brook to visit <a href="http://seyellas-journey.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret and Geoff</a>.<br />
The weather wasn’t as bad as forecast and we had a lovely time catching up with each other’s news and enjoying good company and food as usual. Sorry I forgot my camera but I’m sure Geoff won’t mind me pinching his picture taken just as we were leaving to travel back to Droitwich!</div>
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... all now packed into boxes and put into storage ... feels very strange!</div>
Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-44700266178732702822013-12-29T10:01:00.002+00:002013-12-29T10:01:03.105+00:00Remember the garden?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
... back in <a href="http://nbrocknroll.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/in-garden.html" target="_blank">August</a> and again in <a href="http://nbrocknroll.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/how-does-garden-grow.html" target="_blank">October</a> George spent a lot of time helping our son to landscape his garden. The garden was designed by a professional who wanted an extortionate amount of money to make it a reality, so Mark (son) got together his ‘team’, father-in-law Norman (the brain), dad George and himself <strike>to do as they’re told</strike> as the labourers with lots of help too from the rest of the family of course.</div>
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From the plan above you can see two tree shapes, one just to the left of centre (a lovely copper beech) and one in the top right -hand corner ( a Rowan/Mountain Ash). The whole design was planned using these existing trees as a base - all the straight lines of the ‘steps’ across the rise of the ground are from tree to tree.</div>
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This is more or less how the garden was in October, you can see the lines of the steps between both the trees ... looking towards the top of the garden and then towards the house.</div>
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Apart from the decking and pergola that will be next to the Rowan tree, there was ‘just’ the patio to lay and the ‘team’ got together on Thursday (26th Dec). Norman and Mark have been making progress on the patio on Mark’s days off so after the lovely family Christmas the final ‘push’ was made.</div>
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Whilst this was going on I was in the bedroom packing our bags ready to leave later when I heard ‘concerned’ voices outside ... Ange had been watching the workers through the patio doors when she noticed that the the wind was blowing the Rowan ‘wrong’. Instead of the branches moving, the whole tree was being swayed by the wind. Mark went to investigate and found a crack low down in the trunk and it was also rotting away ... what to do? Can’t ignore it, it may come down on the new wall and do some damage to cars parked behind ...</div>
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Later that morning there was a knock on the boat, it was <a href="http://pippa13.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jennie from nb Tentatrice</a> calling to say hello. It was lovely to meet you Jennie, next time perhaps there’ll be time to sit with a cuppa and chat!</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424936018545539903.post-89425063037110989852013-12-17T16:04:00.000+00:002013-12-17T16:04:32.882+00:00Sunset on the Haylie Brae<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We spent my birthday weekend at our daughter’s home in Scotland; we had a good drive north arriving at the <a href="http://www.asva.co.uk/attraction-details.php?id=917" target="_blank">Haylie Brae</a> the steep A760 road which leads into the town at about 5:30 just as the sun was setting ...</div>
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We are calling daily at Lambon Boats where our new <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">wide-beam</a> build is taking place and so we’ve decided that we probably won’t be taking Rock ’n’ Roll out very often during our stay here … but we do need to be out and about and as we have a car at our disposal ...</div>
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Our Nicholsons guide doesn’t accurately mark the newly opened Droitwich Canal and the local maps we’ve obtained only show the main roads; we do know though that there is a lock at the river end of the canal called Hawford Lock. So off we went and after a couple of wrong turns we found this lane, no traffic access though so we parked up and started to walk. The stretch of water we came to was far too wide to be the canal so it must be the River Severn ...</div>
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Mooring, but why on this side of the pontoon - it’s a private mooring!</div>
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It was a beautiful day as you can see and over the river to the left above we could see lock beams, could this be Hawford Lock?</div>
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We walked on a little way and came to this rather pretty bridge which was very, very dilapidated and in parts you could see the water below!</div>
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… but the view was lovely!</div>
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We passed Northwick Manor through the trees ...</div>
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… and the tumbling water over the weir ...</div>
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… but it wasn’t Hawford Lock at all!</div>
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Never mind it was a great walk and we can continue to look another day!</div>
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It was a <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">boat build</a> free day on Tuesday as I’d got a doctor’s appointment so it was an early start for us, it’s a nearly 3-hour journey to <a href="http://www.discoverdolgellau.com/en/aboutdolgellau.aspx" target="_blank">Dolgellau</a> in the Snowdonia National Park</div>
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We took the same road that <a href="http://nbthemanlyferry.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/bogged-down-in-wales.html" target="_blank">Elaine and Paul</a> took a few weeks ago in their motorhome. The A458 heading toward the A470 junction has a large, tight horseshoe bend over a rather deep ravine with the Afon Clywddon flowing through. The road on the bends is also extremely narrow, has two-way traffic but no white lines. The Highways Dept has at last decided to reinforce the roads edge on the ‘drop’ side. The tightness of the bend can easily catch-out the visiting motorist and having travelled this road hundreds of times it was good to see that it was being maintained.</div>
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Below are a few of the wonderful views as we tuned onto the A 470 towards Dinas Mawddwy through the Aranau Range and the highest road pass in Wales. (taken through the car window)</div>
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The highest point</div>
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As always when we revisit the area we lived in for 18 years before embarking onto the canals our first stop was to be the beach ...</div>
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Our old home Rose Cottage still looks good</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmouth_Bridge" target="_blank">Barmouth Railway Bridge</a> built in 1867 crosses the Mawddach Estuary</div>
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Here on Fairbourne beach looking over the Mawddach Estuary to Barmouth where <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J8Ntv65lZbk/UoFFWHKhhkI/AAAAAAAATEw/timccelBQls/s1600/anglesea%2B007.JPG" target="_blank">Elaine and Paul</a> would have been when taking their picture (in the link) </div>
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Molly having fun on Fairbourne Beach with <a href="http://www.snowdoniaguide.com/cader_idris.html" target="_blank">Cadair Idris</a> with its head in the clouds beyond</div>
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Looking south towards Aberdovy ...</div>
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… and north towards Criccieth.</div>
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After meeting up with the best neighbours in the world Bill and Margaret at their home we set of for my GP appointment which went well but it was already dark when we left Dolgellau ...</div>
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… arriving back in Droitwich Spa at 8pm.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at that grin as George sees the progress on <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Still Rockin'</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">… they introduced us to Hartlebury Common</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">… when they came to visit us on Friday last week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The long-horn cattle were wandering the paths and took not a scrap of notice of the numerous dogs and walkers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lesley for introducing us to this lovely place and for yours and Joe’s company yesterday, we had a great time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After calling in at Lambon Boats yesterday morning to see progress on our new boat build <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Still Rockin</a> …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">… we made a visit to <a href="http://www.channelglaze.com/" target="_blank">Channel Glaze</a> where we met with Suzanna and Dave to discuss our window requirements for Still Rockin’. All we need to do now is to order them pronto; the way this build is going we’ll need them all too soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The red sky last night brought us ice on the water this morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our daily trip to Lambon Boats ... and there’s more progress - a bow thruster tube!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For more pictures on our wide beam build <a href="http://wbstillrockin.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">click here</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This after noon has been taken up with phone calls to firm-up information regarding solar panels (probably <a href="http://www.civicsolar.com/product/panasonic-hit-power-240s-solar-panel" target="_blank">Panasonic 240w</a>), the Beta 75 engine, the size of the Axiom propeller, and a Schilling Rudder.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It’s all go!</span></div>
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