Traditional steel narrowboat Sitting here in Cape Town, the canals and waterways of Europe are fast becoming a distant memory. I fear losing sight of our goal to purchase a boat, and get cruising again. A quick look back at the photos from our past boating holidays...
Islington Tunnel The next day we returned to the Regents Canal, and resumed our walk towards Limehouse, only to have to leave almost right away to bypass the Islington Tunnel (first photo). This is the longest of 3 tunnels on the canal – 886 metres, and there is...
LittleVenice on Regent’s Canal We are back in South Africa now, but we spent a few days in London en route, and took the opportunity to do a waterway wandering with a difference – the towpath of the Regents Canal. This canal starts at ‘Little...
Lime Kilns at Goytre Wharf The return journey was even more leisurely than the outward trip. If that was possible. I always allow more time than is necessary for the return, as it is a holiday and the last thing one needs is pressure to get back on time. The first...
Llangattock at Bridge 15 Erratic indeed!! At least we have signal for our “dongle”, so now is the chance to catch up on our travels. The next couple of days we were on the outward, or southound part of our trip. Hire boats need to be returned...
So we finally arrive at Llangynidr where we will collect our canal boat. I had booked us in at the Coach and Horses, very close to the hire base for the night of 14th October. Boat hires generally start late on the afternoon of the first day of the hire period, so I...
My love of boats goes back to my early years when I went on holiday with my parents to Knysna in the Cape.
We stayed at a hotel on stilts, and I played in rowing boats and little motor boats on the lagoon.