Useful Links
- Canal Journey Planner Nick’s Canal Route Planner
- Martyn King Sgin writer
- Mercia Marina Location– On the peaceful and tranquil Trent and Mersey Canal
- Narrowboat Baker
- New & Used Boats New & Used narrowboats, widebeams & Dutch Barges for sale
- Rob Shone Narrowboat Joinery
- Sally Tooze/Boat Painter Re-painted Foxglove
Blogs We Follow
- Hadar Working narrowboat built by Roger Fuller
- Marpessa 2 Follow Nick & Emma on our previous narrowboat MARPESSA 2
- Narrowboat One thing after another A diary about two lads and Eddie the dog who are fitting out, travelling, and generally enjoying life aboard their narrowboat.
- Parisien Star Australians living their dream of a year as liveaboards on a narrowboat
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Recent Posts
- Familiar Sights 15/03/2015
- Where did they all come from? 14/03/2015
- Day of rest…or so we thought! 13/03/2015
- On Top of the World 12/03/2015
- Every Little Helps 11/03/2015
- Happy Birthday – Wish (7 Today!) 10/03/2015
- Gone are the days of high heels!! 09/03/2015
- Just A Walking In The Rain (Whistle) 08/03/2015
- Tap To Snooze 07/03/2015
- Llangollen – Here we come! 06/03/2015
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Author Archives: foxglovenarrowboat
Familiar Sights
It’s amazing how you start to recognise where you are even though we have only ever done this journey once before. We moored at Cole Mere a few nights ago and it was a glorious place to be. It is … Continue reading
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Where did they all come from?
We left Llangollen Wharf this morning and all seemed quiet until we hit the canal, not literally by the way. With it being a Saturday it must be the start of the hire boaters…they were everywhere. There were … Continue reading
Day of rest…or so we thought!
Nice lie in this morning which was well deserved after 1 weeks travel. Roy made me a bagel and a cup of tea whilst I was still in bed…I have got him well trained! We heard the steam train calling … Continue reading
On Top of the World
What a fabulous day. I am buzzing with excitement from the whole experience of today. The day started off at Chirk where friends Angus & Janet met us as they wanted to cross the aqueduct also. Angus brought his … Continue reading
Every Little Helps
We left our beautiful mooring opposite Cole Mere at 9.30 this morning and our first port of call was going to be Tesco at Ellesmere. Through Ellesmere tunnel first. Never in my entire life have I found food shopping so … Continue reading
Happy Birthday – Wish (7 Today!)
Well what a beautiful day it has been. The sun has been shining all day long. No need for coats or woolly hats. Love days like today, sitting on the roof of the back cabin just admiring the view as we … Continue reading
Just A Walking In The Rain (Whistle)
Well that is what I was singing and whistling this morning as I walked alongside the boat as Roy was taking Foxglove along the canal. Wet and miserable… the weather … not Roy!! I don’t mind the rain so much … Continue reading
Tap To Snooze
Well what an early start to the day. We set the alarm for 7am but we were so tired that I wacked the alarm to switch it off rather than the gentle tap to snooze button. Get up , get … Continue reading
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Llangollen – Here we come!
Well it has been a while since I have blogged and I don’t want to bore you with all the details but this is a quick recap: First and hopefully last time ever we have had to call the ambulance … Continue reading
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Tagged chassis engineering, harecastle tunnel, llangollen canal, longport, Roger Fuller, stone
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