For the second event of our reunion my brothers and I rented a narrowboat for a day.

not our boat but this type

After 30 minutes of instruction from the affable and patient Gary we set off down the Rugby Canal.

I got to drive as did Tom and Matt.

The speed limit is 4mph on the open canal but is lowered to 2mph in congested areas.

This is a congested area

We went as far a the first lock and then because we had lingered over lunch and Gary had warned us not to go through the lock we turned around and came back.

a boat approaches the lock

Because of our incredible luck we were joined by our second cousins Chelsea Tom and Joe Barnes for a couple of hours. They were great fun to have on the boat. I failed to get their picture because I was driving and having to much fun.

It rained a few times during the day and we never saw a Kingfisher but we did see some swans, flowers and a long tunnel.

We even stopped at a Pub for lunch just like in the movies.

Click here to see even more Narrowboat pictures on Flickr

Click here to visit Rose Narrowboats our excellent canal boat provider. Our boat was the Rosette shown on the web site.