This is the first opportunty since mid November to go any further than a couple of miles as the BW maintenance stoppages have now finished. We needed a pumpout so it was a choice between Kinver & Stourport. We decided last night that if the weather looked good this morning then it would be Kinver

Arrived just in time to light the fire, down to the Watermill for a meal, then to bed.

Not going anywhere, just here for a few days doing odd jobs. After quite a lot of fuss and upheaval involving the plumbling under the bed, I managed to drain the calorifier. Then I cut back the insulation and found where the water was seeping out through the seam between the top dome and the

The original plan from yesterday was to drive home this morning and come back next weekend to move the boat back to Kidderminster. However upon waking up this morning we realised that the ice had all gone, so we decided to chug back to the mooring and then walk back to get the car! On

Cold overnight and more snow meant we awoke to a frozen canal. We debated what to do, either try to get back to the mooring in the snow or leave the boat where it was and come back next weekend to retrieve it. We decided to try to get back to the mooring. The ice

The day started off bright but cold, we decided to go for a walk across the fields and through the woods to Cookley, then back along the towpath. It was a really lovely morning with all the foliage covered in frost. A short stop at the Tesco Express in Cookley, then back along the towpath.

We havent actually cruised anywhere since the end of October, so we would just chug up to Wolverleyfor the weekend. We cant go very far as the locks on either side of Kidderminster are closed for repair. The weather was bright but cold but very pleasant.

Not staying overnight, just a quick visit to make sure that all is OK in the current cold weather. It was back November when we were last here and I set the background heater on quite low. So I have turned it up a bit to deal with the winter temperatures. The canal is frozen,

Friday 27th We thought that we would have a weekend onboard to make sure everything was OK, do a bit of winter preparation, and also fit in some Christmas shopping. About 6 o’clock on Friday we arrived to a very cold, and slightly damp, boat. I lit the fire, turned on the central heating and

Had breakfast, turned the boat and used the DIY pumpout machine, then turned again and headed back up the S & W all before 8:30! Got back to Roundhill Wharf packed up and left about midday.