Annual Canal Adventure 2017
The usual crew of Paddy, Phil, Patrick, Garry and John joined me in this latest exploration of an English canal. The 2017 trip was scheduled for the week commencing 24th April in the misplaced hope that warm and sunny weather may be the norm - oh when will we learn! After the last few years in the Midlands we decided to revisit the Southern waters of the Kennet & Avon, a waterway which would be a new experience for us all, although our initial group trip in 2012 had been on the Western extremes of this canal. Accordingly a boat was hired from Aldermaston Wharf with the plan of navigating as far as Hungerford. Our boat was the appropriately named "Trumpeter Swan" After the usual briefing from the boatyard (and the election/appointment/nomination) of me as Captain (link to boat name apparently) we proved we had all watched the pre cruise DVD by querying the correct pronunciation of a "winding" hole, although I for one am still befuddled, w...