Category Archives: adventures afield

June 30

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

We left Ely to do the lock combination of Denver/ Salter’s Lode locks, which allows crossing of the tidal section of the river, and puts us back on the Middle Levels. I misheard the time to be there as 1230h, … Continue reading →

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June 26

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

Ely and the middle levels. We cruised from Cambridge to Ely, escaping the crowds and noise to experience some of the rural tranquility of this part of Britain. A lovely day and we squeezed into the last mooring space available … Continue reading →

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June 25

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

Cambridge. Gorgeous, lots to do and see, and ABSOLUTELY full of people. Little did we realize, even after arriving on the 23, that yesterday was graduation day in many of the colleges. Touring of the colleges was out (closed for … Continue reading →

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June 19

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

Another week of very different activities for me. I travelled back to Liverpool, having moored the boat in Godmanchester (and rang there on the front 6 of their heavy 8: tuning strange when you do that, and the noise from … Continue reading →

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June 13

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

After a day in Ely to deal with domestic stuff (water, garbage, etc), I then headed back towards Bedford on a now familiar waterway! Overnight at a remote rural mooring, then a most delightful day onwards back to St. Ives. … Continue reading →

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Feb 24

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

Wow! 33,000km of travel in 9 weeks, and I am just about done with long excursions for a while. Time to get back on the canals and move slowly. I am back in Britain, moored in Braunston Marina, in Britain, … Continue reading →

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Jan 26

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Ed Mortimer

Sorry folks, I know it has been over a month since I last posted. Anyways, here is the new year update. I’ve been in Canada, starting in the Vancouver area of BC, and then doing the Alberta tour, as I … Continue reading →

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Dec 10

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Ed Mortimer

Canada I’ve winterized the boat, and flown to the wet coast of Canada; Vancouver and Gibsons. The weather is spectacular: a series of storms that have dumped a great deal of rain, but yesterday afternoon, the lull between storms was … Continue reading →

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