Cruising Log for NB Be‐Bop — .
| Date: | Distance: 🛈 | Locks: 🛈 | Elevation: 🛈 | Location: | Remarks: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Saturday, 00:00 @1293840000) | 0 | 0 | 425 | Pewsey Wharf — Wiltshire. | Here till when Wootton Rivers Locks are due to re‐open after the winter stoppage. Updated . [Arrived: . Waterway: Kennet & Avon] |
(Sunday, 15:00 @1294585200) | 2.8 | 1 | 426 | Wooton Rivers — Wiltshire. | Here for a bit. Updated . |
(Tuesday, 13:00 @1295355600) | 4.0 | 9 | 424 | Crofton — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 13:00 @1295960400) | 1.8 | 4 | 386 | Great Bedwyn — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Wednesday, 14:00 @1296655200) | 1.8 | 4 | 424 | Crofton — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Friday, 15:00 @1296831600) | 16.1 | 10 | 419 | Devizes Wharf — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Thursday, 18:00 @1298570400) | 9.6 | 0 | 425 | Pewsey Wharf — Wiltshire. | |
(Saturday, 17:00 @1298739600) | 3.5 | 0 | 419 | Honeystreet — Wiltshire. | |
(Friday, 15:00 @1299250800) | 6.1 | 0 | 419 | Devizes Wharf — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Friday, 16:00 @1299859200) | 2.7 | 0 | 420 | Bishops Cannings — Wiltshire. | Here till Monday. |
(Monday, 16:00 @1300118400) | 7.3 | 0 | 425 | Pewsey Wharf — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 15:00 @1300201200) | 6.2 | 7 | 428 | Crofton — Wiltshire. | Here for a week or so. |
(Thursday, 17:00 @1300986000) | 2.1 | 7 | 388 | By the visitor moorings, Great Bedwyn — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. Oakhill Down Lock should re‐open tomorrow. There is a rumour of a further weeks delay however. |
(Wednesday, 17:00 @1302105600) | 4.3 | 8 | 321 | Above the lock, Hungerford — Wiltshire. | Here for a day or so. Now on my way to Rugby, plenty of time yet as I don't have to be there until late May. |
(Friday, 16:00 @1302274800) | 2.9 | 4 | 298 | Orchard Meadow Bridge, Kintbury — Wiltshire. | Here for the weekend. |
(Monday, 13:00 @1302523200) | 0.4 | 0 | 295 | Above the lock, Kintbury. | Here for . |
(Wednesday, 15:00 @1302703200) | 0.9 | 1 | 295 | By Shepherds Bridge, Between Kintbury and Newbury. | Here overnight. Stopped due to forecast rain. |
(Thursday, 17:00 @1302796800) | 4.1 | 6 | 251 | By Northcroft Footbridge, Newbury — Berkshire. | Here for the weekend. [Waterway: River Kennet] |
(Wednesday, 16:00 @1303311600) | 3.8 | 5 | 220 | Visitor Moorings, Thatcham. | Here for . |
(Sunday, 16:00 @1303657200) | 2.7 | 3 | 197 | Above the lock, Woolhampton — Berkshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 18:00 @1303837200) | 5.3 | 5 | 154 | Above the swing bridge, Theale — Berkshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Saturday, 15:00 @1304172000) | 3.5 | 4 | 129 | Fobney Island Nature Reserve, Near Reading — Berkshire. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 12:00 @1304420400) | 1.8 | 2 | 134 | Reading Gaol, Central Reading — Berkshire. | Here for a day. |
(Wednesday, 13:00 @1304510400) | 0.6 | 1 | 117 | Supermarket moorings, Caversham — Berkshire. | Here for a day. [Waterway: River Thames] |
(Thursday, 18:00 @1304614800) | 9.1 | 3 | 138 | Goring. | Here overnight. |
(Friday, 18:00 @1304701200) | 11.7 | 6 | 172 | Below the bridge, Abingdon — Oxfordshire. | Here for the weekend. |
(Monday, 17:00 @1304956800) | 6.1 | 5 | 192 | Combe Road Wharf, Oxford. | Here for . [Waterway: Southern Oxford] |
(Wednesday, 15:00 @1305122400) | 5.4 | 4 | 208 | Thrupp Wide, near Oxford. | Here for a day or so. |
(Friday, 20:00 @1305313200) | 9.5 | 8 | 261 | Chisnell Lift Bridge (No. 193)., Middle of nowhere — near Banbury. | Here overnight. |
(Saturday, 15:00 @1305381600) | 2.6 | 2 | 275 | Nell Bridge near Banbury. | Here for the weekend. |
(Monday, 14:00 @1305550800) | 3.8 | 2 | 305 | Visitor Moorings, Banbury. | Here for a couple of days. |
(Thursday, 16:00 @1305817200) | 4.3 | 5 | 329 | Above the lock, Cropredy. | Here overnight. |
(Friday, 16:00 @1305903600) | 4.6 | 8 | 380 | Sherne Hill Bridge, Fenny Compton. | Here overnight, maybe for the wekend. |
(Saturday, 16:00 @1305990000) | 2.4 | 0 | 369 | By the bridge, Priors Hardwick — Warwickshire. | Here till Monday. |
(Monday, 14:00 @1306155600) | 3.7 | 9 | 323 | Coventry Road Bridge, Napton — Warwickshire. | Here overnight. |
(Tuesday, 16:00 @1306249200) | 5.2 | 0 | 320 | Willoughby Wharf, Willoughby Wharf — Warwickshire. | Here for a bit. [Waterway: North Oxford] |
(Tuesday, 14:00 @1308056400) | 3.9 | 0 | 325 | Moors Bridge, Hillmorton, near Rugby. | Here for a bit. |
(Thursday, 16:00 @1308236400) | 3.9 | 3 | 296 | Visitor moorings, Newbold, near Rugby. | Here for a day or so, then back to Hillmorton for my boat safety test. |
(Tuesday, 16:00 @1308668400) | 3.7 | 3 | 325 | Moors Bridge, Hillmorton, near Rugby. | Here for a bit. Braunston Historic Boat Show at the weekend and my Boat Safety Test is next Monday. |
(Monday, 17:00 @1309795200) | 2.7 | 0 | 298 | Brownsover, Rugby. | Here overnight. |
(Tuesday, 12:00 @1309863600) | 1.2 | 0 | 296 | Visitor moorings, Newbold, near Rugby. | |
(Wednesday, 14:00 @1309957200) | 3.0 | 0 | 296 | Brinklow, near Rugby. | Here till after the weekend I imagine. |
(Thursday, 17:00 @1310659200) | 3.9 | 0 | 299 | Ansty, near Coventry. | Here for a day or so. |
(Monday, 16:00 @1311001200) | 4.7 | 1 | 317 | Coventry Basin, Coventry Basin — Central Coventry. | Here for exactly! Surprisingly peaceful considering. [Waterway: Coventry Canal] |
(Thursday, 16:00 @1311260400) | 3.4 | 0 | 304 | Exhall, north of Coventry. | Close to the M6. |
(Tuesday, 19:00 @1311703200) | 11.8 | 11 | 219 | Meadow Lane Bridge, Near Atherstone. | Here overnight. Heading for the IWA Waterways Festival, Burton‐on‐Trent. |
(Wednesday, 21:45 @1311799500) | 13.4 | 12 | 152 | Pump House Pipe Bridge, Burton‐on‐Trent. | Here to work at the Waterways Festival. Arrived at the end of The Longest Day! A single‐handed trip of 27 miles & 12 locks, achieved in . [Waterway: Trent & Mersey (Main Line)] |
(Tuesday, 13:00 @1312891200) | 0.6 | 0 | 162 | Shobnall, Burton‐on‐Trent. | Here for a day or so. |
(Thursday, 12:00 @1313060400) | 1.4 | 1 | 154 | Branston, near Burton‐on‐Trent. | Here for the weekend. |
(Sunday, 12:00 @1313319600) | 5.5 | 5 | 180 | Arlewas, near Burton‐on‐Trent. | Here for a day or so. |
(Monday, 13:00 @1313409600) | 1.2 | 3 | 212 | Fradley Junction. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 16:00 @1313506800) | 1.1 | 1 | 214 | Fradley — near Lichfield. | Here for a day or so. [Waterway: Coventry Canal (isolated section)] |
(Friday, 15:00 @1313762400) | 1.7 | 0 | 207 | King's Orchard Bridge, Streethay. | Here overnight. |
(Saturday, 14:00 @1313845200) | 5.5 | 0 | 213 | Tamworth. | Here for a day or so. For the shopping. [Waterway: Birmingham & Fazeley] |
(Monday, 15:00 @1314021600) | 3.9 | 1 | 214 | Visitors mooring, Kingsbury Water Park. | Here for a week or so. |
(Monday, 17:00 @1315238400) | 3.2 | 1 | 204 | Fazeley, near Tamworth. | Here overnight. [Waterway: Coventry Canal] |
(Tuesday, 15:00 @1315317600) | 6.0 | 5 | 251 | Whittington Bridge, Atherstone, near Tamworth. | Here for a bit. On my way to the end of the Ashby Canal to see a boat painter. |
(Wednesday, 13:00 @1315396800) | 6.4 | 8 | 303 | Nuneaton. | Here overnight. Shopping. |
(Friday, 16:00 @1315580400) | 0.0 | 0 | 303 | Nuneaton. | Here for a bit. |
(Saturday, 18:00 @1315674000) | 4.0 | 0 | 304 | Exhall, Hawkesbury Junction — north of Coventry. | Here till Friday I would think. |
(Friday, 14:00 @1316178000) | 2.6 | 0 | 305 | Quarry Bridge, Near Bedworth. | Here overnight. [Waterway: Ashby‐de‐la‐Zouch Canal] |
(Saturday, 17:00 @1316275200) | 3.0 | 0 | 296 | Near Hinkley. | Here till Monday. |
(Monday, 15:00 @1316440800) | 3.9 | 0 | 299 | Stoke Golding. | Here for a day or so. |
(Wednesday, 16:00 @1316617200) | 3.6 | 0 | 302 | Market Bosworth. | Here for a day or so. |
(Thursday, 14:00 @1316696400) | 2.3 | 0 | 306 | Shackerstone. | Here for the weekend. |
(Tuesday, 15:00 @1317132000) | 2.2 | 0 | 301 | Market Bosworth. | Here for a day or so. |
(Wednesday, 16:00 @1317222000) | 3.6 | 0 | 302 | Stoke Golding. | Here for a day or so. |
(Sunday, 16:00 @1317567600) | 3.0 | 0 | 303 | Nutts Bridge, Hinckley. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 15:00 @1317736800) | 3.4 | 0 | 298 | Quarry Bridge, Whitestone, near Nuneaton. | Here for a day or so. |
(Wednesday, 14:00 @1317819600) | 0.6 | 0 | 304 | Griff, near Nuneaton. | Here for a day or so. [Waterway: Coventry Canal] |
(Saturday, 14:00 @1318078800) | 3.1 | 0 | 287 | Near Nuneaton. | Here for a day or so. |
(Tuesday, 16:00 @1318345200) | 4.1 | 5 | 269 | Atherstone. | Here overnight. |
(Wednesday, 14:00 @1318424400) | 0.5 | 3 | 251 | Atherstone. | Here for a bit. |
(Thursday, 17:00 @1321549200) | 6.2 | 8 | 301 | Nuneaton. | Here, waiting for my boat paint — starts Friday. |
(Friday, 16:00 @1321632000) | 12.3 | 0 | 426 | Heather, Leicestershire. | Here at the painters1. Work starts tomorrow. Should be here for two weeks before going back to Nuneaton by road. [Waterway: Out the water] |
(Thursday, 10:00 @1323338400) | 12.3 | 0 | 302 | Boot Wharf, Nuneaton. | Finally back on the water! All painted and shiny. [Waterway: Coventry Canal] |
(Saturday, 16:00 @1323532800) | 5.0 | 0 | 284 | Taverners Bridge, Atherstone. | Here overnight, moving on tomorrow. |
(Sunday, 17:00 @1323622800) | 1.2 | 8 | 251 | Whittington Bridge, Atherstone. | Back at my favourite mooring in these parts. Update: Won't be moving now until after Christmas. |
| Total: | 331.7 (min.) | 212 | |||
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