Sunday, 13 August 2023

Chester Canal Best Barge Name Quiz


 Quiz Time- Let's put it to the vote! Choose your favourite barge name from the 64 we made a note of . I've got my favourite, we'll do a Top 10!

An Unexpected Discovery On The Towpath

It really is amazing what you find

 

Keith and The Bucket Hat People

 

We set of along the Chester Canal and encounter our first Two Saints Way Characters.
 NB To viewers in Norn Iron (N.Ireland). Please forgive the inexplicable spelling mistake. 
It is of course City of Lisburn. Not the one in Portugal. 


The Two Saints- St Chad & St Werburgh

St Chad is linked to Lichfield and was a Northumbrian priest. St Werburgh was the daughter of Mercian King Wulphere, famous for rescuing geese. Geese (and swans!) on route were actually quite vicious! (see later cartoon)



 

Top Chester Attractions- Cousins On Tour

No one was safe from Mandy's New Wheels!! 

 

Our start to the Two Saints Way at Chester


Plenty to see in Chester, a great place, but we're heading off after catching up with our cousins!

 

Two Saints Way (Chester to Lichfield)

Here's my route for the Two Saints Way, 92 miles officially, more like 100 after detours to places to eat, stay, escape cows etc!