Chi-Cheemaun

We have cruised from Rugby to Coventry basin but could not find a mooring because the basin was full and it was difficult to turn the boat .

So we have returned to Hawksbury village and moored on the moorings at the village conservation area.

Chi-Cheemaun cruise

We have cruised from Rugby towards Rose Narrowboats after a call into Brinklow Marina for diesel which was 86p per litre.

This is not the best place to be on a windy day and is a very tight turn with a 70 ft boat and the diesel point is one side of the marina and the office the other side which does not work well. The staff need to be fit and active to work here ,from there we cruised towards Hawksbury.

Cruising to Rugby

We have cruised to Rugby and enjoyed a day of sunshine as you can see the willow trees have been cut back making the moorings much nicer its a shame the facilities are closed still but B.W cant do everything and more important they repair bridges 79 and 80 .

The big canoe (Chi-Cheemaun)

Another day cruising the canals this is a view of the canal at Yelvetoft where we will spend the night . Next is Crick and the tunnel which is always wet and then onto Watford Locks and head towards Braunston.

Chi-Cheemaun cruise

We have cruised to Foxton this view is Foxton Boat Services workshop area . We will stay here until Wednesday and i will do some much needed painting while the weather is good.
So we will be taking Chi-Cheemaun up the flight of locks and on towards Watford on wednesday.

RETURN OF CHI-CHEEMAUN

Chi-Cheemaun has returned to Mkt.Harborough to take Jack the cat to the vets for another check up and all ok. So now we can continue our cruising . We will stay here until Monday to top up on food just incase we get snowed in ha ha i joke i think.

Chi-Cheemaun cruise

Chi-Cheemaun has returned to Foxton again we did intend staying at Smeaton Bends but owing to our cat Jack falling ill we returned so that we could get him to the vets. We will have to go back to Union Wharf so that we can take him back to the vets on Friday and pickup more supplies of food for us to continue our cruise.

A pleasant day at union wharf

A nice warm sunny day at Union Wharf where we were able to visit Mkt. Harborough to shop and visit friends.

Cruised to Mkt. Harborough.

We have cruised to Mkt. Harborough and obtained a four day mooring with electricity and all other services you may require. This is a view across the basin towards the Waterfront Restaurant .

Another day at Debdale

Yet another day at Debdale Wharf today i made and fitted a new grille over the bow thruster tube to stop canal rubbish fouling the prop.

With luck and reasonable weather tomorrow we will cruise down the Market Harborough arm and moor in the basin for a day or two.

Thank goodness we are repaired.

Chi-Cheemaun has spent the day at Ian Goode narrowboats Debdale Wharf Marina we were lifted out so that i could repair the bow thruster .They were very eficiant and their boat hoist is very good and their price was not over the top. We are now back in the water with bow thruster working well and diesel and gas filled up.So now we can continue our cruise which may be to Smeaton or Market Harborough.

A day in the life of chi-cheemaun

We have cruised to Debdale Wharf Marina to arrange lifting the boat out so that i can repair the bow thruster .The marina is very helpfull and will lift us out on wednesday so with a lot of luck i will fix the bow thruster and get back in the water later in the day.
At Foxton this weekend they are having a historic boat festival and all the visitor moorings are reserved for boats attending the festival.

Another day at Foxton

We have spent the day at Foxton owing to a fault with the bow thruster i found the prop had come off and the sheer pin was bent in the shaft. Having spent the day down the weed hatch trying to remove the pin which would not come out so i will have another try tomorrow otherwise i will have to get the boat lifted out . I keep telling myself its the joys of boating or something like that.

Things to upset boaters

What ever next is this BWB blocking the water point at the bottom of Foxton locks i am sorry to say it is . This was at a weekend when lots of boats were moving and unable to use the water point. And when you get on the sumit you will find that any good moorings are taken over by fishing contest but no sign of any fishermen even after they had put up signs saying no mooring.

Yes this is Chi-Cheemaun part way up Watford Locks and heading for the Welford Arm we will be going down the arm to water up etc and spend the night before setting off for Foxton .

Another day for Chi-Cheemaun

Another day in the cruise we cruised down the Welford Arm and moored on the 48 hour mooring .We met up with old friends Brian and Shirley on narrowboat Golden Valley its been some time since we met them so we decided to stay a while and catch up with all the news .
Tomorrow we will stock up with food for us and the cats Jack Dusty and Sophie and then decide if we stay another day or continue to the top of Foxton Locks were we will decide if we need to take Jack to the vets .

Just before Welford arm junction after another nice sunny days cruising . We have been lucky the last two days but i think the rain will return tomorrow . So a day with my feet up may be in the offering unless we go down the arm to the Wharf Inn.

Chi-Cheemaun cruising again

Hi fellow boaters we are on the move and enjoying the sunshine we did notice the damaged bridges no 79 and 80 on the Oxford canal which need urgent repair they have been like this for atleast a year and if not repaired soon will fall into the canal.
We have cruised to the top of Watford locks trying to find a good tv signal but none available we must find one for Saturday so we can watch The Apprentice repeat or use bbc i player.
Lets hope we get another good days weather on thursday and continue our cruise to Yelvetoft and Welford maybe even Foxton Locks.

The winter returns

Hi fellow boaters its that narrowboater again we are still moored up waiting for a hint of sun before we continue up the locks at Braunston . Well the captain likes the sun rather than rain when working the locks and it saves me getting wet also. So please someone send me some sun shine and we will be underway again.

Chi-Cheemaun cruising again

We have continued or cruise from Rose Narrowboats to Brinklow marina but they were unable to supply us with diesel as they were still waiting for their licence to come through.
We will have to continue to Rugby and visit Teaco for fuel for us the boat can wait till tomorrow for its fuel .Lets hope we are lucky and get some diesel at Clifton Cruisers tomorrow.