Life Afloat on Narrowboat Audrey Too
Boating on the canals and rivers, from London to Yorkshire
The photo above was taken on our second day of owning Narrowboat Audrey Too as we headed towards Blisworth Tunnel. It was too late to go …
Only my second day on the boat and I had to travel through the 1.75 mile long Blisworth Tunnel. I have to admit to being rather nervous …
In York the towpath beside the museum gardens is flooded, and the moorings are hidden below about a metre and a half’s rise in the water level.
There was a surprising amount of floating junk to avoid on the tidal river between Selby and York, mostly large logs and branches but also a dead cow.
Narrowboat Audrey Too was built by Paul Widdowson.We hadn’t seen another boat by the same builder, but on arriving at Sheffield’s Victoria Quays, we were put near to another Paul Widdowson built boat called Trilby.
Alisha’s doing temp work near Sheffield until the end of June, so we’ve decided to stay there for a few weeks. The Tinsley Flight of 11 small locks has to be traversed to reach Sheffield. It didn’t start raining until we were at the penultimate lock, and the shower was heavy but quick. On arrival in Sheffield’s Victoria Quays there was a rainbow.
