{"id":404,"date":"2007-08-02T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2007-08-02T20:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/archives\/family\/narrowboats"},"modified":"2007-08-04T06:31:25","modified_gmt":"2007-08-04T14:31:25","slug":"narrowboats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Narrowboats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second event of our reunion my brothers and I rented a narrowboat for a day.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/989566158\/P7230214JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"P7230214.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1019\/989566158_daef25ffe4_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>not our boat but this type <\/em><\/p>\n<p>After 30 minutes of instruction from the affable and patient Gary we set off down the Rugby Canal.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/988713453\/IMG0947JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0947.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1011\/988713453_89a6eaccbd_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Gary is on the right instructing<\/em><\/div>\n<p>I got to drive as did Tom and Matt.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/988715237\/IMG0954JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0954.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1321\/988715237_e484d1c487_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The speed limit is 4mph on the open canal but is lowered to 2mph in congested areas.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/988714655\/IMG0950JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0950.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1202\/988714655_8c77ef3eae_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>This is a congested area<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/988710757\/P7230208JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"P7230208.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1150\/988710757_e24ce4dfc6_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>a boat approaches the lock<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/989562456\/P7230205JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"P7230205.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1427\/989562456_bc710c6d01_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/989571412\/IMG0961JPG.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0961.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1195\/989571412_32e618b8c1_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We even stopped at a Pub for lunch just like in the movies.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/42316886@N00\/sets\/72157601175245728\/\">Click here to see even more Narrowboat pictures on Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rose-narrowboats.co.uk\/breaks.htm#day\">Click here to visit Rose Narrowboats<\/a> our excellent canal boat provider.  Our boat was the Rosette shown on the web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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