Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead. |
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2004 | |
April Log | Middle Levels,. |
May Log | . |
June Log | |
July Log | . |
August Log | Burton on Trent for the IWA Festival. |
September Log | . |
October Log | Grand Union, Northampton Arm and River Nene |
2003 | |
April Log | Middle Levels, Great Ouse, Wissey, Cam, Old West River, Brandon River, River Nene, Northampton Branch, Grand Union and Oxford Canal. |
May Log | Oxford Canal, Coventry canal, Trent & Mersey, Staffs & Worcs., Shropshire Union, Middlewich Branch, Trent & Mersey, Bridgewater, Leigh Branch, Leeds & Liverpool, Rufford Branch, River Douglas, River Ribble, Ribble Link and Lancaster Canal. |
June Log | Lancaster Canal, Ribble Link, River Ribble, River Douglas, Rufford Branch, Leeds & Liverpool, Leigh Branch, Bridgewater, Rochdale, Ashton, Peak Forest, Macclesfield and Trent & Mersey |
July Log | Coventry Canal, Oxford Canal, Thames, Kennet & Avon, River Avon and Bristol Docks. |
August Log | Kennet & Avon and the River Thames for the IWA Festival and the Grand Union Canal. |
September Log | Grand Union, Paddington Branch, Regent's Canal, Hertford Union, River Lee, River Lee, Hertford Union, Regent's Canal, Paddington Branch, Grand Union and Oxford Canal. |
October Log | Grand Union, Northampton Arm and River Nene |
2002 | |
April 2002 Log | Peterborough, down the Grand Union, up the Thames, on to the Oxford Canal to Aynho. |
May 2002 Log | Mostly at home while the boat was being repainted then a short run from Aynho to the top of the Napton locks. |
June 2002 Log | From the Oxford Canal, through Braunston, to the GU Leicester Section, the Trent and Trent & Mersey, Caldon and Leek branches then on to Middlewich and the SU Middlewich Branch. |
July 2002 Log | On to the Llangollen Canal then 8 days at Nantwich waiting for a new pulley for our 240 volt generator. Then back to Middlewich and on to Anderton where we went down the lift and on to the River Weaver. |
August 2002 Log | From the Weaver up the Anderton lift then north to Preston Brook and the Bridgewater Canal. Across the Leeds & Liverpool, on to the Aire & Calder, Calder & Hebble and Huddersfield Broad Canal to the IWA National Festival. After that we went back to Leeds. |
September 2002 Log | From the Aire & Calder, down the New Junction Canal to Bramwith, Keadby, and the River Trent to Torksey. Down to Boston and back then back up the Trent and on to the T&M; to Fradley. On to Hawksbury, Braunston and Gayton Junction where we turned on to the Northampton Branch and the River Nene. |
October 2002 Log | Only one day in this months log as we reach home at Peterborough |
2001 | |
April 2001 Log | Peterborough to Rugeley on the Trent & Mersey Canal |
May 2001 Log | The Bridgewarer, Leeds & Liverpool, Aire & Calder, Calder & Hebble, Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the Peak Forest. |
June 2001 Log | The Macclesfield, Trent & Mersey, Shropshire Union, Staffs & Worcs, River Severn, Gloucester & Sharpness, River Avon, Stratford Canal and the Grand Union |
July 2001 Log | Grand Union, Oxford, River Thames and the Kennet & Avon to Hungerford |
August 2001 Log | Kennet & Avon, Avon to Bristol back to the Thames and the Grand Union. |
September 2001 Log | The Grand Union, Oxford to Hawkesbury and return, Grand Union, Northampton Arm and River Nene |
2000 | |
April 2000 Log | Peterborough to Stratford then on to Stoke-on-Trent |
May 2000 Log | The Caldon, Ellesmere Port and The Leeds & Liverpool |
June 2000 Log | The Leeds & Liverpool and the Rochdale |
July 2000 Log | York, Ripon, Trent, Fradley and Braunston |
August 2000 Log | Oxford, Thames, Rivers Lee and Stort |
September 2000 Log | Limehouse to Lechlade and the Grand Union |
October 2000 Log | Northampton Arm and River Nene |
1999 | |
April 1999 Log | Cambridge, Bedford and return to Peterborough |
May 1999 Log | Peterborough to Banbury |
June 1999 Log | The Kennent & Avon to Bristol |
July 1999 Log | Thames, Oxford and GU to Birmingham |
August 1999 Log | Stourport and Avon Rings and the Gloucester & Sharpness |
September 1999 Log | Worcester to Llangollen, Fradley and Braunston |
October 1999 Log | GU Main Line, Northampton Arm and River Nene |
1998 | |
March 1998 Log | River Nene, Peterborough to Northampton |
April 1998 Log | Grand Union, Thames, Wey, Basingstoke Canal and the Thames to Maidenhead |
May 1998 Log | Thames to Lechlade, Oxford, Grand Union, GU Leicester Section, the Trent, Fossdyke and River Witham |
June 1998 Log | River Witham, Sleaford Navigation, Fossdyke, Trent, Chesterfield Canal, Sheffield, Aire & Calder, River Derwent, Pocklington Canal, York and Ripon |
July 1998 Log | River Ouse, Aire & Calder, Calder & Hebble, Huddersfield, Rochdale Canal and the Leeds & Liverpool |
August 1998 Log | Leeds & Liverpool to Liverpool Docks, across the Mersey and into the Manchester Ship Canal, River Weaver and Salford Quays |
September 1998 Log | Rochdale Nine, Ashton, Peak Forest, Maccelsfield, Trent & Mersey, Middlewich, Shropshire Union, Staffs & Worcs to Great Haywood, Trent & Mersey and Coventry Canal |
October 1998 Log | Northern Oxford, Grand Union and the River Nene |
1997 | |
March 1997 Log | Middle Levels to the Great Ouse up to St Neots |
April 1997 Log | Great Ouse to Bedford, the Cam, Burwell and Reach Lodes, River Lark, Brandon Creek, River Wissey, Middle Levels to Ramsey then Peterborough |
May 1997 Log | River Nene, Grand Union, Northern Stratford and BCN to Dudley Tunnel |
June 1997 Log | Wolverhamton Flight, Shropshire Union, Llangollen, Staffs & Worcs to Stourport, Severn and the Gloucester & Sharpness |
July 1997 Log | Glocester to Tewksbury, River Avon, Southern Stratford, Grand Union, Oxford, Thames and the Kennet & Avon to Bath |
August 1997 Log | The Kennet & Avon, Thames, from Reading to Limehouse, and the River Lee |
September 1997 Log | Lee and Stort, Regents Canal, Grand Union, Alyesbury Arm, North Oxford, Ashby and Coventry Basin |
October 1997 Log | North Oxford, Grand Union and River Nene |
1996 | |
April 1996 Log | River Nene, Braunston, Ashby Canal, Coventry, Trent & Mersey, Bridgewater and L&L Rufford Branch |
May 1996 Log | Leeds & Liverpool, Aire & Calder, Calder & Hebble, Rochdale Canal then to York |
June 1996 Log | Ripon, York, Selby, Sheffield, the Trent, Chesterfield Canal, Lincoln and Boston |
July 1996 Log | River Witham and Fossdyke, Trent, Erewash Canal, GU Leicester Section, Market Harborough, GU Main Line, Northern Stratford, Worcester & Birmingham and Severn to the Staffs & Worcs |
August 1996 Log | Shropshire Union to Market Drayton and back, Staffs & Worcs to Great Haywood, Trent & Mersey, Coventry, Ashby, Birmingham & Fazeley, Tame Valley Canal, Daw End Branch (BCN), Wyrley and Essington, BCN Main Line, Netherton Tunnel then on to Napton |
September 1996 Log | Southern Oxford, Thames to Lechlade then down to Kew where we join the Grand Union |
October 1996 Log | Grand Union to Braunston, Northern Oxford to Rugby, then back down the Nene |
1995 | |
April 1995 Log | Nene, Grand Union, Thames and the start of the Kennet & Avon |
May 1995 Log | Kennet & Avon to Bristol and back to Reading |
June 1995 Log | The Thames to Lechlade, Oxford, Grand Union, Stratford, the Avon, Severn and the Gloucester & Sharpness |
July 1995 Log | Worcester & Birmingham, BCN Main Line, Shropshire Union, Llangollen, Middlewich, Trent & Mersey and the Caldon |
August 1995 Log | Macclesfield, Peak Forest, Ashton, Bridgewater, Trent & Mersey, Middlewich to Chester and Ellesmere Port. |
September 1995 Log | Back to the Bridgewater then on to the Leeds & Liverpool, Aire & Calder, York and Ripon then back down the Trent to Torksey |
October 1995 Log | Trent and Trent & Mersey to Fradley, into Coventry Basin, Braunston and the Nene |
1994 | |
June 1994 Log | Banbury, Braunston and the Leicester Section |
July 1994 Log | The Trent, Aire & Calder, Huddersfield, Leeds & Liverpool, Bridgewater and Trent & Mersey |
August 1994 Log | Coventry, Oxford, Thames, Lee and Stort |
September 1994 Log | Tidal Thames, GU, Slough and Aylesbury Arms, Nene and Middle Levels |
October 1994 Log | Cambridge, Bedford and return to Peterborough |