This year we have made few plans, but have elected to do fewer festivals and not to rush. We will delay departure to attend the Moira Festival then head to Foxton for the IWA Harborough '75 Festival. We hope to meet uip with a friend (ex-boater) while there. We hope to go to Stoke Bruerne after that, but no further plans have been made from there.
Update 29 May - After the Moira Festival, delays in getting away (due meds) - cannot now make it to Foxton in time. We have decided to pull out of Harbourgh '75 and to go to Stoke Bruerne first, then Foxton afterwards (friend's visit rearranged accordingly).
Update 18 June - At Stoke Bruerne. Restrictions on several lock flights (including Watford, Foxton and Hillmorton) and Pat is finding working locks more difficult (particularly wide). Our friend, who should have joined us at Foxton, is not going to make it in the near future. We have, therefore, decided to skip the Leicester Section and head generally back towards base area.
Update 01 July - At Atherstone. Due to the extreme heat and her other medical problems, Pat has stated that she can no longer cope on the boat (hopefully just this year) and has said she is going back to the house where it is cooler. Returning to base, then I will probably potter around for the remainder of the year.
Update 15 August - CRT have announced that the Coventry Canal is to be completely closed from 26th - Atherstone, Hillmorton and Glascote Flights are to have full closures from that date until levels return. This will mean I only have access to the Ashby Canal, Coventry Canal from Atherstone to Coventry basin, and the Oxford Canal from Hawkesbury to Hillmorton (approx 60 miles) for the foreseeable future. I have already made plans to attend certain events so will be staying in the area (pottering) until late October.
| Key to main waterway colours | |||
| dk green | narrow canal | ||
| dk orange | broad canal | ||
| dk blue | tidal river | ||
| lt blue | non-tidal river | ||
