Intrepid canal travellers slowly float
Through the Shropshire countryside
Many on a decorative narrow boat
Don’t you want to hitch a ride
Entering and exiting … Read the rest
Category: Canals
New Pals
I had lunch today
In a pub next to a canal
Which had once been a mighty waterway highway
And certainly not in Amsterdam
Now … Read the rest
Tree-lined Canals
Tree-lined canals
All shapes and colours
Lift our morale
As we gaze on such wonders
Just sit back as you slowly
Meander through water motorways… Read the rest
The last Day
Today is the last day
Tomorrow terra firma
Sadly, the morning is grey
But we won’t even murmur
Our last locks of twenty twenty-one
Waiting … Read the rest
Early Morning
As dawn rises over the canal
Boats and birds awake
The start of a new day lifts our morale
As a week on the water … Read the rest
Breakfast on a Narrow Boat
A breakfast on a narrow boat
Is a feast of plenty
I really don’t want to gloat
But you ever leave the table feeling empty… Read the rest
Murder Most Foul
Today in 1898 is infamous
A murder most foul
In Bugsworth Basin
An act that made residents howl
On board her boat
The sweet Hannah … Read the rest
Names
Slowly passing moored boats
All look so sad and cold
Appearing to be huddled close
And feeling very old
But some have names to delight… Read the rest
Sunday
Today is Sunday
And the canal is as quiet
As a church pew on a Monday
A sunrise waited us
As we exit our beds… Read the rest
Hardcastle Tunnel
Today was like no other day
Mollie took us on a magical tour
A trip to take your breath away
And left you wanting more… Read the rest