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Today's Canal - Worcester and Birmingham
Today was somewhat colder but still mostly sunny. In the sunshine there was
warmth but this was lost when expose...
7 hours ago
....mostly about boating on NB Jubilee
5 comments:
Why is it you were the first the students had seen? Was it that day or is this just not a popular canal? Excuse my ignorance, but not being 'English' any more, I don't know about these things. I love the old red brick buildings along the side of the lock.
It's because it's not a popular canal.
Aah, I wonder why not?
For some reason parts of the Birmingham Canal Navigations have gained a reputation for being "dangerous" areas - quite unjustly in my opinion. Also they can be shallow, weedy and with more rubbish to clog the prop than the more regularly cruised canals. A bit self-perpetuating, really.
Yes, the more it isn't used, the more it's difficult to use. What a shame. Perhaps you can promote its charms more and then more boaters will go there. After all, your blog is pretty popular, I think.
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