In February every year Sitges (the Spanish town of festivals) holds Carnaval (sic). The centre piece of the festival is a parade which is held over 3 consecutive nights. The town goes wild parading through the town in a mass of colourful costumes and floats. If you stand in one spot then the parade will …
We arrive in Sitges to beautiful warm, sunny weather. It’s hard to believe that it is only mid-February. The town is celebrating one of the biggest festivals of the year – Carnival. Fancy dress appears to be the order of the day and the people are making the most of the exceptionally good weather We …
We have moved on from the Costa del Luz to the Costa del Sol and the Mediterranean Sea. […]
After an overnight stay in Caceres, we arrived safely in Conil on Friday 13 December where we will be spending Christmas. We are staying at Camping La Rosaleda just outside this pretty Spanish resort. It is a pleasant walk into the town from the campsite. […]
After gale force winds crossing the English Channel and Bay of Biscay from Portsmouth to Bilbao we have arrived safely for our third long winter break in Spain.
We must have gotten our sea legs from so much narrow boating as we found the rocking on the Cap Finistere ferry […]
Here we are moored at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, on moorings used by Peaky Blinders canal boats themselves This museum was one of the main locations for the popular tv series ‘Peaky Blinders’ but is so much more than just a film location (as can be seen if you tap the link on …
Our journey from Birmingham City Centre to Dudley involved experiencing transport links from hundreds of years ago to one under construction both integrated beautifully in my opinion. We felt that the combination of the old main line canal and the M5 re-alignment was strangely beautiful as we glided slowly underneath It was a journey we …
After spending the night at the secure visitor moorings opposite the Cadbury Chocolate Factory at Bournville we commenced the relatively short journey into Birmingham City Centre. We couldn’t believe how beautiful and peaceful this entry into a Birmingham was. […]
This canal is enshrined in folklore for all sorts of reasons. Hundreds of live aboard boats for one. The Wiltshire countryside with its crop circles and witches. The sheer size of the Caen flight of locks and stunning city of Bath 100 locks later. […]
The first place of interest on the Kennet and Avon is Reading and the river Kennet goes right through the middle. The Oracle is a modern shopping centre and eating venue. […]
