2006 Tour Details

'Onboard Weather Station'

Current Temp @ 10.00Hrs : 4c
Wind Chill : 1c
Current Weather : Scattered Cloud
Wind : E (80Deg) @ 8mph
Pressure : 1022mb
Sunrise 6:21am Sunset 6:10pm
Visibility 1.3Miles

We're finally agreed on this Summers Tour!

We've been debating whether to cover some canals we did last year, particularly the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. However, we're now decided on some back tracking and so here it is the 2006 itinerary.

Starting off on May 18th from our home base at Wigram's Turn and returning in October we'll head straight out onto the Grand Union Canal. We'll then be turning south later that week at Lapworth Juntion and onto the Stratford Canal for our 1st Waypoint of Stratford Upon Avon.

From Stratford we'll enter the River Avon and progress south-west thru' to our 2nd Waypoint of Tewksbury.

Below is a list of Rivers and Canals we'll be navigating during our 2006 Tour.

Canal /Rivers

Grand Union Canal - Stratford Canal
River Avon - River Severn
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal - Staffordshire and Worcester Canal
Shropshire Union Canal - Llangollen Canal, Wales
Middlewich Branch Canal - Trent and Mersey Canal
Bridgewater Canal - Aston Canal
Peak Forest Canal - Macclesfield Canal
Coventry Canal - Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
Oxford Canal

'View the above canals and river maps by clicking Here'.

The best laid plans etc... Well thats our plan anyway but sailing around the inland waterways can throw up many options and if it's anything like last year it wouldn't surprise us if the plan changes somewhat while we're en route! Our friends and family, or anyone for that matter, can follow our travels from this site as we post regularly during the tour.
We'll be returning in October, so roll on May 17th when we set sail.

Were Back

Current Temp @ 19.00Hrs 0c
Feels Like -1c
Current Weather : Clear
Wind : W @ 4mph
Sunrise 6:42am Sunset 5:54pm
Visibility 5.6Miles

Were back aboard!!!

I just had to post this picture. Dee was certainly taken by surprise when we ordered a couple of beers in Barcelona. A good time was had by all. The weather apart from last night in Torrevieja, where it was blowing a gale, was better than we'd expected ranging from 15 to 20c. The one thing that disappointed me about our visit to Spain was the amount of graffiti! I can't believe the Spanish government are not acting to curb this obvious epidemic! Or maybe I can!!

One thing I can remember from my last visit here are the street sculptures pictured below (1) who frequent La Rambla's. These guys are just unbelievable and some of the costumes are tremendous.

If you ever visit Barcelona take the bus tour. The architecture is superb and the Sagrada Familia (Church of the Holy Family) pictured below (2) is breathtaking.

After 3 days in Barcelona we took the train to Alicante and then on by road to Torrevieja. Our train journey was superb and puts our rail system to shame. The views are spectacular, especially the Sierra Nevada mountain range. 4 hours 30 minutes later we arrived 'on time' in Alicante.

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