Smith Family Canals and Narrowboats page

For 3 years (2005 - 2007) we owned a share in a narrow boat called Sojourn. She is part of the Ownerships fleet.

During that time we covered 516 miles and 497 locks

You will find links to logs and photos from our time on Sojourn below. There is a lot more information about Sojourn (including inside shots) which you can see here on the website maintained by Andrew Cooley.

There is also three logs written by Andrew's father (Rodger Smith) from earlier trips.

The first is from a canal trip on the South Oxford Canal way back in April 1970 which, it is fair to say, was the start of our interest in canals. Andrew was only 9 at the time and clearly the trip had a profound effect!

The second of Rodger's logs is from a second trip on the same stretch of canal in 1982.

The third log covers a trip on the Llangollen Canal in September 1990 when Alison had her first go on the canals.

Our first family canal trip was on the Shropshire Union Canal in August 2001. It was on a hire boat from the Cheshire Cat fleet. At the time it WAS the Cheshire Cat fleet but they now have 4 boats.

Logs & photos

Sojourn 2007

August 2007
Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire Ring

April 2007
Coventry Basin and Ashby Canal.

Sojourn 2006

August 2006
Grand Union Canal from Napton to Milton Keynes.

April 2006
Oxford Canal from Napton to Banbury & Aynho.

February 2006
Stoke on Trent (Etruria Marina).

Sojourn 2005

August 2005
Kennet & Avon Canal from Devizes east towards Hungerford.

May 2005
Kennet & Avon Canal from Devizes to Bath.

February 2005
Trent & Mersey Canal from Etruria (Stoke on Trent) to Middlewich.

Our first family canal trip

August 2001 Shropshire Union on the Cheshire Cat boat "Summer Breeze"

Earlier logs by Andrew's father (Rodger Smith)

September 1990
Llangollen Canal

August 1982
Oxford Canal from Napton to Lower Heyford

April 1970
Oxford Canal from Brinklow to Banbury

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