Our Travels
We set off up the river Yser to start our travels around Belgium in Shensi, and had a relaxing trip up to “The Trench of
Up nice and early for a 7am departure from Teddington Lock, only for our first hiccup of the day with a minor delay waiting for
Sadly we bid a fond farewell to our home for the last year in Harleyford Marina, excited and nervous in equal measure. With a
So here we are on 1st April 2018. This is the day we had planned to leave our beautiful marina and start the journey down
At long last we have managed to get out on the river again, our first trip of the year after extensive flooding and continual red
Shensi, in all her glory in her first winter at Harleyford This is all so new to us, so for several reasons, it seemed like
Colin and Katie had told us that the fuel barge would be passing at Hurley Lock the following day and that they would be filling
We have been struggling to get out for a trip recently but decided that we could fit in a quick trip to Egham and maybe
Day One – Nicki and I set off towards Hampton Court on Tuesday, 24th October as we wanted to make the journey down river
Today (Sunday, 8th October 2017) is the day – our first real foray into the barging lifestyle, so, ably assisted by Bob and Jane, Nicki