Sunday 10 August 2014

Loxwood Boat Trip (Wey & Arun Canal) - 10 August 2014

Our trip today was on the 27-seater canal boat Zachariah Keppel, courtesy of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust. It was preceded by lunch at the Onslow Arms, Loxwood, which is right next to the canal and the embarkation point.

Although it poured with rain during lunch, the weather was perfect for the boat trip which lasted a bit over 2 ½ hours.

One of the four-man crew of the boat (all enthusiastic amateurs) was Robin Charles, Treasurer of St John's Horsham.

The Onslow Arms where we had lunch
Gwyn Brophy reading the description of the boat trip

Jacqueline Foote


A typical stretch of canal

Irene takes the air

It was like a very narrow bus inside

Turning the boat at the furthest point

Mike Newman practising for his canal boat holiday

Louise and Roy Martin prepare to put their backs into opening a lock gate

The last lock