Boat Log
Trip stats
Trip of 283 miles, 5 furlongs
Taking 40 Days
At an average of 6 hours per day driving with 5 rest days
Longest driving day 10.5 hours through London. (Who would want to stop there even if there was any mooring spaces?!)
2 rivers; 5 canal systems
6 miles, 2 furlongs of narrow canals;
217 miles, 1½ furlongs of broad canals;
22 miles, 1¾ furlongs of commercial waterways;
37 miles, 7¾ furlongs of small rivers
257 locks: 244 broad locks – 13 large locks
There were 4 moveable bridges – 36 small aqueducts or underbridges
Total of 8 tunnels (there and back)
Islington Tunnel (960 yards long)
Maida Hill Tunnel (272 yards long),
Blisworth Tunnel (3056 yards long) Scary and haunted
Braunston Tunnel (2042 yards long)
That’s a total of total of 7 miles, 1½ furlongs underground.
(Stats courtesy of canalplanner.)
Average diesel fuel use – 1 litre per hour
1 breakdown (sheared prop shaft coupling bolts) taking 6 hours to fix
No collisions – 5 near misses (hire boats!!)
Most gongoozlers Camden locks.
