This is a picture blog of the travels of Slow Pace and crew during our 2015 cruise from our mooring at Stanstead Abbotts to the Stratford-upon-avon and the Birmingham area.

Our route will be via the River Lee, Regents Canal, Grand Union Paddington Arm, Grand Union, Stratford-upon-avon Canal, Worcester & Birmingham Canal, Birmingham Canal Navigations, Staffordshire & Worcester Canal, Coventry Canal and North Oxford Canal before returning via the Grand Union etc.

You can click on pictures to enlarge and scroll through them but you will lose any captions I have added.

Here a is a map to help plot our progress:

Canal and River Map

Canal and River Map

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Limehouse Basin to Stanstead Abbotts

On Tuesday 14 July Slow Pace & Scotch Corner cruise from Limehouse Basin on to the River Lee, via Limehouse Cut for the final part of the journey.




Turning into Limehouse Cut

On the River Lee

Bill masterly operates the lock

Final overnight mooring at Waltham Abbey

On Wednesday 15 July Peter & Anne cruise Slow Pace on the final part of their journey back to Stanstead Abotts after saying farewell to Bill, Sandra Pixie & Gyp on Scotch Corner.


So after after approx. 530 miles and 470 locks Slow Pace's Summer cruise comes to an end.
Hope you enjoyed following this blog of our travels.

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Boxmoor to Limehouse Basin

From Tuesday 7 July to Monday 13 July Slow Pace & Scotch Corner cruised from Boxmoor to Limehouse Basin.




Peter, Anne, Bill & Sandra wave good bye to Chris & Elaine at Kings Langley.


Relaxing on Tuesday evening at Casiobury Park

Mooring at Rickmandsworth

On Thursday 9 July the crews walked into Denham



A break from cards for Strawberries!
You can see the dogs had a hard day!



Relaxing at Cowley

Peter maneuvers the boat around the island in Browning's Pool, Little Venice


The boats turn into Paddington Basin




While moored up in Paddington Basin, time for a bit of sightseeing!

On Monday 13 July Slow Pace & Scotch Corner arrive and moor overnight in Limehouse Basin


Chris & Elaine joined the crews for a meal in The Ledger Building at West India Quay, Docklands

Friday, 10 July 2015

Weedon Bec to Boxmoor

From Wednesday 1 July to Monday 6 July Scotch Corner & Slow Pace cruised on the Grand Union Canal from Weedon Bec to Boxmoor, Hemel Hemstead.

Cruising to Blisworth

Exiting Blisworth Tunnel

Mooring up for lunch at The Boat Inn at Stoke Bruerne

All set for the Stoke Bruerne Locks



Moored up below Stoke Bruerne

Ascending the Soulbury Three Locks

Leighton Lock 


Cruising from Church Lock to Ivinghoe Locks


Cruising to Marsworth Junction





On Saturday evening evening Chris & Elaine joined the crews at Marsworth staying aboard Slow Pace until Tuesday.

We enjoyed a BBQ!


On Sunday we moored up for Chris & Bill to watch the British Grand Prix.
In the meantime, here are Elaine & Anne relaxing on the bow

After the race we continued cruising to Berkhamstead.
When you are on the roof of the boat you have to be careful to keep your balance!


It was only a light shower!

We enjoyed a Sunday Roast in The Crown in Berkhamstead
(Bill decided that Anne's scarf went well with his shirt!)


On Monday Peter & Bill walked ahead to set up the locks. While they waited for us to catch up they popped into The Three Horseshoes at Winkwell!

We moored up and joined them!

After refreshments, we opened and passed the Winkwell Swing Bridge



We moored up outside the Fishery Inn, Boxmor...
...where we enjoyed a drink...

...and a super meal in the evening!