Tag: Staffs & Worcester

Vlog 343: The Missing Link

Posted on August 30, 2024September 10, 2024 by David Johns

Despite the name of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal, it doesn’t actually go through the county town of Stafford so a group of volunteers are now trying to make that happen.

Vlog 318: Gettin’ Twiggy With It

Posted on November 29, 2023February 24, 2024 by David Johns

My journey from Ashwood Marina down to Stourport continues in “Twiggy”, the 20-foot long Microplus 600 cabin cruiser I just bought, and I might just be getting the hang of the steering. Maybe.

Vlog 317: Oops! I did it again.

Posted on November 19, 2023February 24, 2024 by David Johns

I’ve bought another boat!! Not a traditional steel narrowboat this time but something very cheap and cheerful, just to bob about in at weekends and on short trips.

Vlog 112a: Zzzzz

Posted on October 20, 2017February 24, 2024 by David Johns

This is not a vlog. Consider it a bonus video that I happened to have time to compile and put up as a bit of extra footage. There’s no music, no commentary, no captions – this is all deliberate. It’s just the canal views and the “music” of the wildlife and the engine.

Vlog 105: Straight Out Of Compton

Posted on August 23, 2017February 24, 2024 by David Johns

My journey down the Staffs & Worcester canal continues, picking up from Compton where I moored at the end of the last vlog, and heading south through Kidderminster and eventually ending up in Stourport. En route I see an unusual butty and get thoroughly whacked on the nose by another boat exiting a lock at an awkward angle.

Vlog 103: An Autherley Big Adventure

Posted on August 14, 2017February 24, 2024 by David Johns

High drama in this video as I become a sitting target for oncoming boats, stuck under a bridge when my propellor picks up something large and unpleasant. In journey terms, I come to the southern end of the Shroppie and turn right, heading south on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal.