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My mate turned up today and helped out. It made a tremendous difference having a crew - especially one who's driven a narrow boat before.

The fact that he'd jibbed me off for a date with a female the day before contributed to a healthy dose of schadenfreude as it hammered down on him by every lock, while I watched on from the tiller under my brolly.

I'll be leaving the boat here for a couple of days over Christmas and the female is collecting me tomorrow so we can catch up on the list of jobs she's dreamt up for me.

And oh look! There's a pub. ?
 
ClausThomsen said:
Nice to see one day has gone well for you. From a reader's point of view it's less entertaining but I suppose you've earned the respite. Temporary I'm sure lol

Enjoy the pub!
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Well....

When I got to the last lock by the pub where u was planning to stop there
was no mooring and innevitably
a fisherman ignoring the no fishing sign (hundreds of miles of canal and they fish where boats HAVE to land). He pointed to two
lovely young ladies in a canal
boat and said they'd been trying
to get through for over an hour.
They're noobs he said.

So i had to go through, like a hero, obviously. ?
 
chrismpw said:
Well....

When I got to the last lock by the pub where u was planning to stop there
was no mooring and innevitably
a fisherman ignoring the no fishing sign (hundreds of miles of canal and they fish where boats HAVE to land). He pointed to two
lovely young ladies in a canal
boat and said they'd been trying
to get through for over an hour.
They're noobs he said.

So i had to go through, like a hero, obviously. ?
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Updates as they happen with your three way please.
 
chrismpw said:
Well....

When I got to the last lock by the pub where u was planning to stop there
was no mooring and innevitably
a fisherman ignoring the no fishing sign (hundreds of miles of canal and they fish where boats HAVE to land). He pointed to two
lovely young ladies in a canal
boat and said they'd been trying
to get through for over an hour.
They're noobs he said.

So i had to go through, like a hero, obviously. ?
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Pics or GTFO
 


I'm underway again ... and despite losing an hour because the female announced that the evening before we returned was simply THE night she had to have the grand baby cry over ... sorry sleep over before being returned to reated parents the morning we should be on the boat ... but not TOO early - don't want to wake them ... l)llam making good progress ... albeit in the pouring rain.

At least the female is here and is a competent crew which makes an enormous difference, even though we have passed four locks in two days - so she simply can't fathom what it's like doing twenty ... did I tell you that? 20 locks in a day. 20. And a swing bridge. My left knee is still swollen from the efforts of that day.

As I type we are nearing a flight if 7 or 8 locks heading to the Blisworth tunnel which i am told is the longest in Britain. Darkness for 35-40 minutes.

The father in law, after a bit of "I'llcome and help" and "ooh its a bit far" (2.5 hours drive)has, late in the day, decided to drive up to help us up the flighlt after all. The irony is that because he set off late we'll probably end up waiting for him to turn up for far more time than we'll gain with his help.

He's a lovely generous, selfless man in his late 70s so I'm not going to argue. I appreciate his spirit. Sometimes though, the best help is no help at all.
 
"And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer."

When every whim is catered for, when every answer is a yes, it eventually gets taken for granted and there is no requirement for compromise and consideration.
The best most tastiest bolognese in history...
 
chrismpw said:
I'm underway again ... and despite losing an hour because the female announced that the evening before we returned was simply THE night she had to have the grand baby cry over ... sorry sleep over before being returned to reated parents the morning we should be on the boat ... but not TOO early - don't want to wake them ... l)llam making good progress ... albeit in the pouring rain.

At least the female is here and is a competent crew which makes an enormous difference, even though we have passed four locks in two days - so she simply can't fathom what it's like doing twenty ... did I tell you that? 20 locks in a day. 20. And a swing bridge. My left knee is still swollen from the efforts of that day.

As I type we are nearing a flight if 7 or 8 locks heading to the Blisworth tunnel which i am told is the longest in Britain. Darkness for 35-40 minutes.

The father in law, after a bit of "I'llcome and help" and "ooh its a bit far" (2.5 hours drive)has, late in the day, decided to drive up to help us up the flighlt after all. The irony is that because he set off late we'll probably end up waiting for him to turn up for far more time than we'll gain with his help.

He's a lovely generous, selfless man in his late 70s so I'm not going to argue. I appreciate his spirit. Sometimes though, the best help is no help at all.
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Not far from me that, kettles on if you need a brew!
 

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