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    Cruising choices with an active Pandemic

    We are optimists We had a 7 day cruise booked out of Barcelona 24/10/20 Yacht Club on MSC Seaview, cancelled 19/8 🙁 Upcoming bookings (chose to board in Southampton as no outbound flights required) Easter cruise to Rotterdam and Hamburg (flight home required) July cruise to Norwegian Fjords...
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    Do we have a right to complain about poor travel experiences during the pandemic?

    This thread was an interesting read from this side of the world (Manchester). To give you an idea of what I have experienced 5 flights cancelled by airline (easyjet) and refunds were in account within thirty to 45 days Accommodation in Majorca (through Booking.com) refunded even though no...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Thursday Again another early start, we had a number of lock flights, and wanted to get a nice area as we were meeting a builder friend and mooring up the boat to go and retrieve our cars from various parts of the north of England. So I set off whilst the missus and the lad were still asleep...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Burnley looked nice in itself. The canal was full of rubbish, there were trolleys bikes, children's toys etc. I'm not easily frightened, but as we came in to Burnley, I had our son go and sit inside the boat, and lock the front doors. There was some really concerning things going on in a park...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Another early start today, first of is the Foulridge Tunnel, it is only open to passage from the north east entrance from the hour to 10 past the hour, so we entered behind another narrow boat at exactly 8:00am The Foulridge Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    If anyone is interested, Canal and River Trust "are looking for a small group of volunteer lock keepers to help keep the historic tradition of lock-keeping alive at Foxton, where lock keepers have been part of waterway life for hundreds of years," said a spokesperson. "The volunteers would...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    If the kitchen is closed, fryers / grill is off and the staff are cleaning up, completely get it. However when the staff are still there, kitchen is still operating, but only for cake and biscuits, until the dinner time service, and there are empty tables, I was bemused. I am aware that quite...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Tuesday, Bit of a sleep in, leisurely start, cooked breakfast, shower and top up water. Then straight into our first lock of the day at Bank Newton, a flight of 6 locks. Double arch bridge in East Marton Travel to Barnoldswick, and think it would it be a great place to have lunch, support...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Monday continues .... I fill up the boat with water, and then with Mrs Reggie's help I pull the boat as far forward as we can from the water point, as you are not supposed to moor in front of a services of water point unless you are getting water, but I wasn't going to try and barge pole the...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Its been a long time since my last update, and lots has happened since, but back to where we were Monday, I arose early and wanted to get a start on the day before everyone else got going. Yesterday (Sunday) had been interesting dodging the day hire boats coming the other way. They seem to be...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    I'll be getting on to Burnley, probably a different experience for your dad than it was for us.
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Wow, what a week. I tried to keep this trip report up to date on relatively live basis, but between skippering the boat, and poor internet, it just didn't happen. Sunday Beautiful night sleep in the pound between the Bingley 3 rise and 5 rise locks. Shower in the Canal and River Trust service...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Saturday cont... Entering the bottom lock After again cleaning the weeds from around the propeller and the shaft, we then had a look around Bingley and the 5 rise. There was beautiful little café at the top of the five rise, there were plenty of boats moored at the top including wide beam...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Saturday An uneventful night on the boat. The mattress was much more comfortable than I thought, nut my first mate (Mrs Reggie) was snoring like a foghorn, so broken sleep, we eventually got up about half eight, and first mate says it was the best sleep she’s had in a while 🤬. Pump the septic...
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    COVID19 Cruising through Northern England

    Friday continues At 6 o’clock we finally arrive at the services, which was the same place the boat was craned of the water and surveyed before we bought it, knowing full well we wouldn’t be making the Bingley three and five rise’s today. The services were shut, so we moored up, resigned the...
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