Waxing philosophic on the nature of Canals.

http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/

What's the over/under on Doug calling it quits and flying home leaving
Kathy and Hank to bring the boat back?

LOL!!

On Sep 2, 4:11?am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Waxing philosophic on the nature of Canals.

http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/

What's the over/under on Doug calling it quits and flying home leaving
Kathy and Hank to bring the boat back?

LOL!!

Is it good form to remark about people who are known to the group but
no longer actively involved- and therefore without opportunity to
reply and/or defend themselves? Personally not sure, which is why my
comment is phrased as a question.

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:11:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Waxing philosophic on the nature of Canals.

http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/

Interesting you should mention that since I just finished reading it
about an hour ago. As you may know they were stuck in Joliet,
Illinois for three or four days waiting for high water and strong
currents to recede. Joliet is not exactly a garden spot and I suspect
Doug decided to use that time for some historical research and
writing.

I actually found his account to be well researched and interesting,
not unlike something our friend Chuck of the PNW sometimes indulges
in. I'm probably a bit prejudiced however since I grew up in a canal
town in upstate NY listening to the tugs and barges lock through
during the night, and stopping on the bridge on the way home from
school to watch the boats. We've also done a fair amount of very
enjoyable canal cruising both in NY and Canada over the last 7 years
or so. You get a wholly different perspective on otherwise familiar
landscape.


What's the over/under on Doug calling it quits and flying home leaving
Kathy and Hank to bring the boat back?


Not a chance in my opinion. He's been looking forward to this trip
for a long time. Hopefully we'll get to meet them as they pass
through SWFL on the return leg.

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:05:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

actually found his account to be well researched and interesting,
not unlike something our friend Chuck of the PNW sometimes indulges
in. I'm probably a bit prejudiced however since I grew up in a canal
town in upstate NY listening to the tugs and barges lock through
during the night, and stopping on the bridge on the way home from
school to watch the boats. We've also done a fair amount of very
enjoyable canal cruising both in NY and Canada over the last 7 years
or so. You get a wholly different perspective on otherwise familiar
landscape.

I thought it was pretty intersting myself. It just struck me as odd
in the middle of the trip.

He's a pretty interesting guy.

What's the over/under on Doug calling it quits and flying home leaving
Kathy and Hank to bring the boat back?

Not a chance in my opinion. He's been looking forward to this trip
for a long time. Hopefully we'll get to meet them as they pass
through SWFL on the return leg.

I was going to zip over to New York and met with them, but time and
other things got in the way.

Wish I had the patience for that kind of trip.

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:29:44 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Wish I had the patience for that kind of trip.

A lot depends on what is happening along the way. We'd get impatient
if lock openings were delayed, same with bridge openings but that is
less of an issue on the canals - big problem in FL however.

The rest of it depends on the terrain and getting in the right
mindset. Some parts are a lot more interesting than others. We were
talking to people last week who had done the southern half of the
great loop. They found the Tombigbee Waterway down through Tennessee
and Alabama to be boring, mostly due to lack of interesting scenery.

On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 18:34:25 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

This is the boat of preference for the locals when traveling the canals of
the UK............narrowboats:

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/...phtml?id=66988

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/...phtml?id=66665

Interesting looking but not my style. ;-)

The English canals are so narrow that you don't have much choice. The
boats are literally built to fit the locks. You do get to cruise by
some really quaint olde villages along the way. It's a very laid back
vacation from what I hear, eating and drinking your way through the
English countryside.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 18:34:25 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

This is the boat of preference for the locals when traveling the canals of
the UK............narrowboats:

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/...phtml?id=66988

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/...phtml?id=66665

Interesting looking but not my style. ;-)

The English canals are so narrow that you don't have much choice. The
boats are literally built to fit the locks. You do get to cruise by
some really quaint olde villages along the way. It's a very laid back
vacation from what I hear, eating and drinking your way through the
English countryside.

My English buddy did this a few years ago with the family. Said it was very
enjoyable.