Sunday/Monday 5/6 April 09. Worcester to Tibberton 14 locks.

At last our passengers have arrived and we are on our way again.

Whilst living in a city is ok it is nice to be back on the move once more.

We are heading back towards the Tardebigge flight and all aboard seem keen to do it.
Wide open spaces, bliss. We are seeing a lot of Swans on nests as we are passing by at the moment, not too long now until the young are swimming about.

A good use of a lock bollard if ever you have seen one. Must train them better.


Narrowboat surfing in a lock, the training is not going to well at the moment.

Now when I said duck I really did mean DUCK.

The rain is falling gently onto the roof now which at this time of night is one of lifes little pleasures.

Until tomorrow.............

Friday/Saturday 3/4 April 09. Worcester.

We are staying here until Monday as we are waiting for some passengers/lock slaves who are going to spend a few days aboard.

The Cathedral is very impressive (have been doing touristy things) the shops just don't stop though and my feet are hurting.

Living next to a Cathedral whose bells chime every fifteen minutes and then mark the hour with however many booms it needs is great........... at first,

then you begin to notice the chimes, and what seems like two minutes later they are off again.

That cannot be fifteen minutes says I.

If you say that once more you are going swimming says D.

This is Diglis Basin, everything is brand new, the Restaurant/Bar building isn't occupied yet.

We are too early by a few months.



This is one of the two locks that drop down onto the river Severn, They are huge, those balance beams are half the size again of any wide lock we have encountered so far. There is a lock keeper here should you need him, he has a very philosophical way of looking at things.

If you help these hireboaters too much how will they learn?

Catch 22 methinks.

The person on the right gives you some idea of the scale.

After passing through those locks, and this being his first trip on his brand new boat he floored the throttle and went roaring away up the river shouting "we are on our way", just look at that bow wave.

At sea that is known as having the bone between her teeth.

This is going to be a great week.

Until tomorrow......

Wednesday/Thursday 1st/2nd April 09. 2 locks.

Reception, Reception weve got reception.

Never believe someone who sells "Dongles".

We have moved down into the centre of the City of Worcester

and here we are.
Prime location this, those apartments start at £180k for one bedroom not overlooking the canal. Each of those balconies this side are for two apartments, cosy.
We have been giving Ubique a bit of a make over while we are moored here, a full polish from stem to stern and all the brass work has had a good going over. One more side to go and shes ready for the cruising season.


On the way in we passed this interesting construction, an invisible monorail perhaps?

We finally got our water here, this was a really friendly yard where the staff seemed genuinely interested to see a boat coming through. They then told us that all these boats were hired out and leaving the yard this weekend. This is the second yard on this canal to tell us that.

A busy week ahead.

This was the sign on the exit of the yard.

Not too sure if that's funny or alarming.

Spot the lock!

This is what being on the canals in a City is all about, no one seems to know you are there.

That bridge ahead is at the end of a shopping centre that is at least four to five times the size of Canterbury (my poor feet).

The man on the right is building a wall for a garden, life goes on as we chug by.


Having caught up,

until tomorrow................