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A Succession of Summer Visitors Part 2

Our next round of planned kiwi guests arrived on Saturday 30th June for a three-night canal adventure. Deb and Graeme had spent the previous few weeks travelling around Europe, their main destination...

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A Succession of Summer Visitors Part 3

After a long weekend in Ombersley sorting out some of mum’s, and our remaining ‘stuff’, we got back on board Areandare the evening of Monday 9th July. A mere two days later we were off again heading...

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A Succession of Summer Visitors Part 4a – London bound

Our summer kiwi visitors we’ve blogged about so far had booked their passage with us well in advance. Actually at least a year before their arrival. The next one wasn’t quite so planned. It also...

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A succession of summer visitors part 4b trains, rock houses and a river

The main narrowboating portion of Ray’s experience with us, came between our time in London, and a week of travelling up and down the UK (quite literally! But that’s the next post …). As always, Barry...

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The answer to the face on the York Wall

Yesterday’s blog post included a photo of what I saw in 2009, and again in 2018, as a ‘face’ in the wall in York. Barry had taken a photo nine years ago after I pointed it out to him. He transformed it...

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Summer visitors part 4d Bletchley Park and farewell to Ray

The final ticking off for Ray’s list of places to see in UK was a trip to Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes. Rather naively, I said I’d drive there and wait for them in the car park. There were a number...

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Looking Fabulous and Loving Being Back in Lichfield

It’s been four days since we ‘birthed’ our Lichfield Market Street Calendar Club store, opening the doors to our first customers on Saturday 13th October. The pain of building the premises from a bare...

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Having Time for Inspirational Images

Bizarrely I forgot to mention in the last post that we'd had the 'luxury' of two whole days off, before the end of our Calendar Club season on 6th January 2019. One of those of course was Christmas...

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Celebrating 200 years of Victoria Quays Sheffield

We were honoured to be contacted by a media company requesting to use one of Barry's stunning images of Sheffield Victoria Quays last week. The post Celebrating 200 years of Victoria Quays Sheffield...

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Grandsons, Trees, Bugs and Monkeys

We've been kept rather occupied entertaining our two grandsons during the Ferbuary Half Term holidays. Lots of fun and adventures had, on and off the boat. The post Grandsons, Trees, Bugs and Monkeys...

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Magnificent Mount Snowdon

Barry made a trip to Mount Snowdon part of my birthday present last year, and we planned a spring visit. Not the best timing we recently discovered ... The post Magnificent Mount Snowdon appeared first...

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Welsh Castles and a Stately Home

Continuing tales and images of our recent travels in Wales and beyond, and catching up to date as to our current whereabouts on board NBAreandare. The post Welsh Castles and a Stately Home appeared...

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In The National News Twice In One Week!

We've loved our extended stay in the Peak District. This past week has been rather dramatic in a number of ways in the national news ... The post In The National News Twice In One Week! appeared first...

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Barry and Dickie let loose!

This is a rare post by Barry ... Once I'd finally given up hope that I was going to make it to France with Sandra, Kerry and Tony it was time to consider other options. One of them was to attend the...

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Barry’s Images from Stoke-on-Trent to Norbury way back in April

A little late, but some of Barry's images from our travels earlier in the year from Stoke on Trent to where to Norbury Junction. The post Barry’s Images from Stoke-on-Trent to Norbury way back in April...

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From Middlewich to Marple

Our next festival was at Bugsworth Basin so from Middlewich it was back up the Trent and Mersey to join the Macclesfield Canal at Kidsgrove then up to Marple. The post From Middlewich to Marple...

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The Peak Forest Canal – Marple to Bugsworth Basin

This is another of Barry's random and retro blog posts of photos from our various journeys. This one from Marple to Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal back in June. Stopping in Marple we took a...

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Little Moreton Hall

"There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, and they all lived together in a little...

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Wightwick Manor

Sorry to bore any non-history loving fans but here's another house we recently visited. Again it's near a canal though further south than Little Moreton Hall. Wightwick Manor (pronounced "Wittick") is...

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Magnificent Mount Snowdon

Barry made a trip to Mount Snowdon part of my birthday present last year, and we planned a spring visit. Not the best timing we recently discovered ... The post Magnificent Mount Snowdon appeared first...

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