A Taffmog member has a narrowboat. He usually goes off in it for weeks at a time. Usually on canals without too many locks! A couple of years ago when on a Taffmog trip we visited Hatton locks. From memory 21 locks on a steep incline. That would take a lot of time to pass through! We once stayed at Lion Quay hotel near Llangollen and our room backed onto the towpath of the Llangollen Canal. The hotel had a pull in for about 6 boats for mooring. It looked a nice gentle, relaxed way to tour.
Done Hatton locks a couple of times, once in pouring rain and in company with a not so young lady in a heritage narrow working boat. With two boats even single handing you get into a rythm taking turns in setting one lock in advance as you ascend. I remember with amusement following her into the next lock. I could have sworn she was doing knee bend exercises until I realised it was involuntary and due to the thump of the massive piston in the single cylinder Gardner semi-diesel shaking the hull.
I later found this video of same lady starting engine on same boat. Quite an exercise.
Richard
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