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Monday 7 April – Starting the Canal Trip

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Distance travelled: 223 miles (Crediton to Middlewich (216 miles by car) and then Middlewich Wharf to Railway Bridge 151A (7 miles by boat)).

Map showing a route in England, connecting the locations of Middlewich and Cheddar, with a dashed line indicating the path. The map includes geographical features and bodies of water.
A map showing a route highlighted in blue, connecting various locations with labels. The map includes surrounding roads, towns, and geographical features, providing context for navigation.
All our canal route planning came from CanalPlan

Daily Locks: 7. Total so far: 7

We left Nana’s and drove up to Cheshire. It took ages.

We met up with our friends the Burtons. They’re a family of 4 like us – a Mum (Shannon), a Dad (Dave) and two daughters (Anwen and Zoe) who are a similar age as me and my sister. We met them at Morrisons to a massive shop before we got on the boat. While my Dad did the shopping we ate lunch at a place called Streat.

Then we went to get our canal boat from Floating Holidays. It was called Rakiraki. The people from the boat place showed us how everything worked and fitted our life jackets. I just really wanted to get on board.

Inside the boat looked so cool – it had beds and sofas and a kitchen and even two bathrooms, though more on that later…

I had a go at “driving” the boat. Well, I held the tiller while my Dad drove. And then I mostly stayed inside and played.

A man and a boy are smiling while taking a selfie on a boat in a calm waterway. The background features greenery and a clear blue sky. The boy is wearing a striped shirt, and the man is in a t-shirt with a graphic design.

I was excited to take the Christmas present my parents got me – Cards Against Humanity (Family Edition). I played a lot of it with my sister Eleanor and Anwen and Zoe while the grown ups got us set up on the boat and moving forward. That game is so funny and a bit rude. It made us all laugh loads.

After we moored near a place called Wheelock we had sausages, mash and baked beans for our tea. Yummy. I was tired but really excited because we were on a boat! A real boat!