Journey With Jono

Droitwich Barge Canal via River Severn with The Narrowboat Experience

Written on Wednesday, 16th October, 2019 in Canals

https://youtu.be/uI4YrxiFKOo Molly and I travel down the River Severn with Kath and Anne Marie from The Narrowboat Experience YouTube channel and turn onto the Droitwich Barge Canal. It was a fantastic, sunny day and we put our boats into fast mode and cruised next to each other. The Narrowboat Experience: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColROazA5...

Worcestershire Sauce & Malvern Hills by River Severn

Written on Friday, 4th October, 2019 in Canals

I cruise narrowboat Alice up the River Severn to Worcester where I find out about where bottled water started, Worcestershire Sauce and climb the great Malvern Hills.

Healing Stone, Gloucester Docks & a Red Light Ship

Written on Wednesday, 25th September, 2019 in Canals

https://youtu.be/nKUNJ3arylA I continue up the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal from Frampton on Severn towards the city. I pass the big red lightship in the dock and experience a noisy night due to local restaurants. Out in the county of Gloucestershire, I visit the Longstone of Minchinhampton which is said to have magical healing powers!

Huge Abandoned Boat Graveyard Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Written on Wednesday, 18th September, 2019 in Canals

I start my journey up the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. I pass Purton where there is the largest collection of abandoned and beached boats in Britain. Speeding Cruiser Boats and summer cruising along this wide and deep canal.

Squeezing five boats into a lock on the River Severn to Gloucester

Written on Wednesday, 11th September, 2019 in Canals

https://youtu.be/ykm9psbOKy8 I continue on a mammoth journey down the River Severn past the city of Worcester to Gloucester Lock. It’s a long and non-stop trip and I need to have everything on the stern ready for the day ahead. Molly my black labrador, however, is fast asleep for most of the journey.

Is this a Stoat on the Staff & Worc Canal? Burgh Island & River Severn

Written on Saturday, 7th September, 2019 in Canals

Heading south down the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal towards the Severn, I spot what I think is a Stoat. It bounced up a lock side and jumped into the water. little did it know Molly my labrador was watching. I was invited to Burgh Island Hotel on the south Devon coast for the weekend. It...

I Wedge & Hang My Narrowboat in a Lock

Written on Sunday, 1st September, 2019 in Canals

I get my narrowboat wedged in a staircase lock. I realise my error and describe what i did wrong in a graphic. Apart from that, i carry on south on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.

Rain, Drone Crash & Wasps on Staff & Worc Canal

Written on Wednesday, 21st August, 2019 in Canals

https://youtu.be/rFUuoECjTY4 I leave the Trent & Mersey Canal on my narrowboat and head south west along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. It rains a lot and I crash my drone. Just when i thought the day was over Molly sits on a wasps nest and they plan to attack! Did I say it also rained!...

I get a telling off from an Angry Boater at Fradley Junction!

Written on Wednesday, 14th August, 2019 in Canals

I travel down through Fradley Junction on my narrowboat. The enjoyment soon ended as an angry boater told me what for as I left the junction on the Trent & Mersey Canal. It wasn’t long until I moored up for the night and relaxed with Molly and the water wildlife.

Algae stops my lab swimming, I pass Willington & Burton on Narrowboat

Written on Wednesday, 7th August, 2019 in Canals

https://youtu.be/-_lMf3Ktk4c I continue down the Trent & Mersey Canal on my narrowboat through the villages of Willington and Alrewas and through the town of Burton. I pass a large weir and stop to see Branston Water Park.

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