http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk Various musings about life on the UK canals and beyond Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:15:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sunday 14th March 2010 Hi from Weedon.  Buckby locks were definitely open and the trip from Braunston was very nice - a bit breezy at times but the weather has been very spring like today so no complaints there. The Braunston tunnel cutting repairs are very extensive, with a new concrete wall ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/braunston-to-weedon/ Now let me share a much happier experience. I have just had a most fantastic chinese takeaway from the Grace Chinese takeaway (and eat in) which is run independently of, but within, the Wheatsheaf pub.  I had a good pint while waiting too. There's no sign outside, and orders are placed ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/braunston-chinese-at-the-wheatsheaf/ Thursday 11th March 2010 Braunston Tunnel should be opening today and Zulu was supposed to be on the move tomorrow but I just heard that yet another stoppage has been extended, this time Buckby Locks, which will not now be open until mid-day on Monday, so although we can get through Braunston Tunnel as of ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/stoke-bruerne-google-streetview-style/ Today I have at long last updated my rather poor list of other canal blogs, from 3 to 165 give or take a few. So if I have in any way missed your own site, or made any sort of error with your own link, don't hesitate to get in touch ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/links/ Monday 8th March 2010 There's still no bus service from Braunston on a Sunday so I had to wait until Monday morning before heading home.  It didn't help a lot when I woke after 7am, as I was intending to get the 07:34 bus to Rugby and then train home.  But ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/the-long-way-home/ Sunday 7th March 2010 Another cold start to the day. This time minus 9.5 and enough to freeze the canal yet again.   I certainly broke some miles of ice today! Not much to say about the journey though, as it all went like clockwork.  I started very early and arrived at Long Itchington about ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/fosse-locks-to-braunston/ Saturday 6th March 2010 Zulu started first time this morning.  That is the good news. The rest of the day has been very watery indeed.  I needed an early start to get through Hatton so 6:30 am it was.  Beautiful chilly morning with a lovely blue sky. Wateryness Number 1. By the time ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/tom-othe-wood-to-fosse-locks-water-everywhere/ Friday 5th March 2010 Ah well it had to happen sooner or later.  After 10 days at Lapworth Zulu has consumed every last bit of battery power and I really can't work out why, as the isolator was off leaving only the bilge pump to drain them.  The starter battery is ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/flat-batteries-at-lapworth/ I have recently been praising the power of blogging as a means of on the spot reporting, and thanks to another blogger I can rest easy that Zulu is still safely moored at Kingswood Junction having seen her photographed by John on Epiphany on Monday morning.  "On the left, a ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/hatton-here-i-come/ Well I feel sorry for those of you who say "What's a browser?" or "What is internet explorer?"  I suspect a huge number of people will be saying just that this week. Microsoft have just implemented the patch to beat all patches.  It's job - to satisfy the EU Regulators that ... http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/have-you-chosen-internet-explorer-as-your-browser/