Summer trip!

With the initial plans for visiting the Kennet and Avon Canal postponed until 2008 due to the floods, I headed North. The first visit was up the Trent and Mersey to Anderton and the experience of the Anderton Boat Lift onto the River Weaver described by the lift operatoras 'the inland waterway's best kept secret.' He was right! a beautiful river which we completed, (both left and right from the lift!) in a few days.

We then travelled back round to the Shropshire Union via the Middlewich Branch and turned right to go to Ellesmere Port. (I know we could have done the Manchester Ship Canal but lost our nerve!) A quick visit to the boat museum before returning the full length of the Shropshire Union and then an interesting experience travelling into Birmingham before returning home via the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal and the Wolverhampton 21 flight!

Total miles travelled - 404

Total locks completed - 266

Total time cruised - 4 weeks!

Click the link below the image gallery and watch my Anderton Boat Lift 'Uplifting Experience'!

  1. View Flood warning in Banbury!
  2. View Clearing up after the floods.
  3. View Ellesmere Port looking out to the Manchester Ship Canal.
  4. View Just one of the many propeller loads of rubbish!
  5. View The lock flight stretches out ahead.
  6. View Beautiful Shroppie scenery.
  7. View The evening sun sets over Gas Street Basin in Birmingham.
  8. View Birmingham architecture!
  9. View Crusing through Birmingham City Centre.
  10. View Admiring the Birmingham architecture.
  11. View Cruising under the Telecom Tower!
  12. View Locking beneath building works.
  13. View Being filmed for Japanese TV
  14. View According to Nicholson, the canal disappears here!
  15. View The well kept Curdworth flight of locks.
  16. View Enjoying Tixell Wide again!
  17. View Cruising through Harecastle tunnel.
  18. View The Anderton Boat Lift.
  19. View Found on the River Weaver!
  20. View The ICI chemical works on the River Weaver.
  21. View End of the line on the River Weaver.
  22. View Chester City cruising.

Click the link below to download and view my Anderton Boat Lift ascent back onto the Trent & Mersey Canal!

Since Dec.15th 2003

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