To test the water, we decided to book a four day cruise just in case it wasn't for us. After what seemed to be a very short training session, the instructor jumped off the boat, wished us good luck, and from then on, we were on our own. We took to it like the proverbial duck to water, and as a result decided to try it again this year for a week cruise down to the Llangollen aqueduct. All of us enjoyed this so much we took the plunge and bought our own boat!!!
Our boat is a 57ft cruiser stern called Angel. We're not keen on the name and no doubt will go through the whole renaming boat ceremony thing at some point, but for now, Angel she is! She is currently at Blisworth Marina and we were originally going to pay a helmsman to bring her back to our home mooring at Saul Junction . This just didn't sit right with us and so we have decided to bring her back ourselves over a number of weekends. This has created a number of logistical problems that we think we have now overcome, but only time will tell! We will be starting our voyage this coming weekend and intend to post updates on our journey as we go. For now, lots to arrange and pack!!
Hi Guys, what a really cool thing to do! I was fascinated by Dec's email today and couldn't wait to get home to read the blog - what a wonderful adventure for all of you! I will be in Birmingham this weekend and was going to check if you were around to meet up but you will have a pretty hectic shedule from the sounds it! Enjoy the trip(s) and hope to see you some other time. XXAnne
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