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

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!


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