Cruising Log for NB Be‐Bop.

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Date: Distance: 🛈 Locks/bridges: 🛈 Elevation: 🛈 Location: Remarks:
(Friday, 00:00 GMT @1262304000)
00?Birmingham (Aston).

Moored at Cuckoo Wharf, here for two weeks or more.

The job ahead is to do some more work on my ailing generator.

[Arrived: . Waterway: Birmingham & Fazeley]

(Saturday, 15:17 GMT @1269703027)
6.13?Curdworth Top Lock.

Here overnight.

Hurrah! Finally away from Aston.

(Sunday, 16:00 BST @1269788400)
2.310?Kingsbury Water Park — Just northeast of Birmingham.

Here for a few days.

(Monday, 14:00 BST @1271682000)
3.91?Tamworth.

Here overnight.

Going shopping in Asda & Sainsbury's.

[Waterway: Coventry Canal]

(Tuesday, 18:00 BST @1271782800)
6.85?Atherstone, near Tamworth.

Here for a week or so.

Near to the A5.

[Waterway: Coventry Canal]

(Wednesday, 15:00 BST @1273068000)
3.68?Hartshill, just north of Nuneaton.

Here for a day or so.

Nice pub for food here.

(Friday, 18:00 BST @1273251600)
7.81?Middle of nowhere — near Coventry.

Here for the weekend.

[Waterway: North Oxford Canal]

(Monday, 16:00 BST @1273503600)
4.40?Brinklow.

Here overnight.

(Tuesday, 16:00 BST @1273590000)
6.93?Hillmorton — near Rugby.

Here till the end of May.

Local youth have tried to steal my immobilised bike — they failed. The busted remains have been impounded by the police …to prevent further crime sir. £200 to get the bits back.

(Sunday, 12:00 BST @1275822000)
1.93?Rugby.

Here overnight.

Tomorrow I'll retrieve my bike from the clutches of the criminals police.

(Tuesday, 17:00 BST @1276012800)
1.93?Hillmorton — near Rugby.

Here for a day or so.

(Friday, 14:00 BST @1276261200)
3.90?Willoughby Wharf, between Rugby & Daventry.

Here for a few days maybe more.

(Wednesday, 19:00 BST @1277316000)
1.60?Puddle Banks, Braunston.

Overnight stop.

[Waterway: Grand Union Canal — Oxford Canal Section]

(Thursday, 14:00 BST @1277384400)
5.13?Long Itchington, between Rugby & Southam.

Here for a few days maybe more.

[Waterway: Grand Union Canal — Warwick and Napton Canal]

(Wednesday, 20:00 BST @1277924400)
3.59?Br. 116.

Overnight stop.

[Waterway: Southern Oxford]

(Thursday, 15:00 BST @1277992800)
4.13?Fenny Compton, between Southam & Banbury.

Here for a day or so.

(Monday, 14:00 BST @1278334800)
2.50?Claydon, between Southam & Banbury.

Here for a day or so.

(Tuesday, 17:00 BST @1278432000)
5.912?Banbury.

Here for a day or so.

(Thursday, 17:00 BST @1278604800)
0.81/1?Banbury.

Here for a few days.

(Wednesday, 17:00 BST @1280332800)
1.10?South of Banbury.

Here for a day or so.

(Monday, 15:00 BST @1280757600)
2.82?Nell Bridge — South of Banbury.

Here overnight.

(Tuesday, 18:00 BST @1280854800)
5.34?Allen's Lock — Upper Heyford.

Here for a bit.

No 3G reception here.

(Wednesday, 20:00 BST @1280948400)
3.43/1?Somewhere near Upper Heyford.

Here overnight.

No 3G reception here.

(Thursday, 14:00 BST @1281013200)
3.63/2?Kidlington — Just North of Oxford.

Here for a bit.

(Tuesday, 17:00 BST @1283270400)
5.34/3?Central Oxford.

Here for a day or so.

(Monday, 20:00 BST @1283799600)
6.95?South of Abingdon.

Here for 1‐day.

[Waterway: River Thames]

(Tuesday, 13:00 BST @1283860800)
0.71?Abingdon.

Here for 1‐day.

(Monday, 19:00 BST @1284400800)
6.54?Shillingford Bridge.

Here for overnight stop.

(Tuesday, 14:00 BST @1284469200)
7.13?Goring.

Here for 1‐day (or so).

(Thursday, 14:00 BST @1284642000)
9.13?Kennet Mouth — Reading.

Here for 1‐day (or so).

(Monday, 12:00 BST @1284980400)
0.51?Reading Gaol.

Here for 1‐day, only a short sentance.

[Waterway: River Kennet]

(Tuesday, 17:00 BST @1285084800)
1.82?Fobney Lock.

Here for a day or so.

(Tuesday, 22:20 BST @1285104000)
3.54/1?Theale.

Here overnight.

(Thursday, 17:00 BST @1285257600)
2.83/3?Lower Padworth.

Here overnight.

(Saturday, 12:00 BST @1285412400)
1.42/2?Froud's Bridge — Aldermaston.

Here for a day or so.

(Saturday, 19:00 BST @1285437600)
4.04/2?Thatcham.

Here for a day or so.

(Tuesday, 15:00 BST @1285682400)
3.05/2?Newbury.

Here for a day or so.

(Thursday, 19:00 BST @1286474400)
5.88/1?Kintbury.

Here overnight.

[Waterway: Kennet & Avon]

(Friday, 17:30 BST @1286555400)
5.29/2?Froxfield.

Here overnight.

(Saturday, 15:30 BST @1286634600)
1.94?Great Bedwyn.

Here for a while.

(Friday, 15:30 BST @1288362600)
2.04?Crofton.

Here till the locks open on Sunday.

Very little water here after a drought. Locks have been closed since Friday.

(Sunday, 17:30 GMT @1288546200)
5.110?Milton Lilbourne — Pewsey.

Here overnight probably.

(Monday, 12:00 GMT @1288612800)
0.40?Milkhouse Bridge — Pewsey.

Here overnight probably.

(Tuesday, 14:00 GMT @1288706400)
1.00?Pewsey Wharf.

Here overnight probably.

(Wednesday, 14:00 GMT @1288792800)
1.10?Wilcot.

Here overnight.

(Thursday, 13:00 GMT @1288875600)
4.80/1?All Cannings, Wiltshire.

Here for a bit.

(Monday, 15:00 GMT @1289228400)
1.70/1?Bishops Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire.

Here for a bit.

(Tuesday, 13:00 GMT @1289307600)
2.70?Devizes Wharf, Wiltshire.

Here for a bit.

Moved to the towpath side on Saturday am.

(Thursday, 13:00 GMT @1290085200)
2.70?Bishops Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire.

Here for a bit.

(Wednesday, 16:00 GMT @1290614400)
3.80/2?Honeystreet, Wiltshire.

Here for a day or so.

(Sunday, 17:00 GMT @1290963600)
3.50?Pewsey Wharf, Wiltshire.

Here till when Wootton Rivers Locks are due to re‐open after the winter stoppage.

Updated .

Total:183.5 (min.)153/24

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