Hi Dave! I can only confirm what "Guy Morgan" has written to you. Guy is a very experienced boater and well respected within the club.
You will have "LOTS" od fun with Nick's Canal Planner and it's worth saving this web site to your "Favourite's" list. This web site does give an immense amount of information. Nearly all boaters will be only too pleased to help and give you advice if you want it and if you ask for it. Locks are a good meeting point for a "chat" especially if it's busy. I do hope you have a "fantastic" holiday. I's a great pity you cold not make it a full weeks hire. It is so much "Better Value" for money to take the week. Believe me the week will go so quick and I have never met anyone who has taken a "Hire Boat" holiday that has not been smitten with the canals. Everyone wants to get back on the canals again. I hope the weather is kind to you but you will still enjoy it, even if it poors down with rain! That's my personal expenience. Wishing you a successful visit to England, ~Allan Cazaly~ nb.Pengalanty (Cruising the Southern Grand Union canal at present, near Berkhampsted) --- In [email protected], Guy Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dorothy > Robbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >D. Wasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Greetings, all-- > >> > >> > >> Finding the canals.org site led me to this group, and I've been > >> enjoying the threads. We won't be over until July (I am a teacher and > >> so bound by the school holidays), so I hope to learn as much as > >> possible before then. I certainly don't want to be one of those > >> annoying "beginners!" > > > >I hope you only meet people who welcome you to the canals, and don't treat > >you badly because you are a beginner. We were all newbies once! > > > >> > >> Would appreciate any tips about the routes around Rugby, e.g. what we > >> could reasonably expect to cover in a short break, kid-friendly > >> attractions, good pubs, best beers, important supplies to carry > >> on-board, etc. > >> > >> Thanks very much! > >> > >> Dave > >> > > > >It's a long time since I boated in that part of the country, but I am sure > >lots of people will be along shortly with enough suggestions to keep you > >busy for weeks! > > > >Dorothy > > > Hi Dave > > Given you've only got a "short break" not a full week, then what you can > do is going to depend on how long days you want to do. With children, > my first thought is to head for Braunston and then turn left through > Braunston locks and Braunston tunnel (the children will love that!). > You can turn to go back easily at Norton Junction with the Leicester > line of the GU or, if you do longer days and have time, you could go on > through Blisworth tunnel to Stoke Bruerne and the Waterways Museum and > the excellent Boat pub. > > To be honest, I'm not sure you'll have time to get that far and back. > For route planning may I suggest Nick's Canal planner (an on-line route > planner rather like autoroute for the canals!) > > Http://www2.mihalis.net/canal/cgi-bin/index.cgi > > a truly excellent freely available resource run by a member of this > list. > > This gives Rugby to Stoke Bruerne as 2 x 7 hour days so in a 4 day break > you "could" do it in 1 1/2 x 10 hour days giving a free day in SB if you > have a 4 day break. > > Cheers > > Guy > -- > Guy Morgan > nb Virgo, WFB, Stockton GU > Defend the waterways. > Visit the web site www.saveourwaterways.org.uk >
