Going Underground!

Hello everybody, sorry we've kept you in the dark about how our boating adventures were going, but we've yet to find an internet cafe alongside a canal or a wi-fi enabled narrow boat (could this be yet another Bears Unlimited business venture?)

We're now safely home having had a marvellous holiday, and we're eager to share our holiday pics and experiences with you.

We last blogged from a Golden Wedding party we left our boat to attend. It was a great party with good company and lots to eat and drink. It was held at the Midlands Branch office which is how we had access to a computer to make our first report.

The next morning we were up with the sun (actually you'll see from Eddie's photo that it was still misty) and cast off before breakfast - the great thing about boating is that as your house goes with you, you can do all these mundane things whilst underway.


This was Sunday, and it was tunnel day. We went through three really long, dark and sometimes wet tunnels. The longest, Braunston tunnel was 2,042 yards (that's long!) and the shortest, Bosworth Tunnel was 1,166 yards (that's still long!). The Braunston tunnel is challenging as it has several kinks in it and we had to pass a boat coming ther other way. Fortunately Eddie, our most experienced boater, was at the helm and his nerve held and we passed without the slightest touch. We all looked out for the ghost which inhabits the tunnel but we didn't see anything - perhaps it was too early in the morning. Here's our, 'about to enter the tunnel' picture.



Tomorrow we'll show you our 'in tunnel' picture.

Lots of love, the crew of Erik xxx