Sunday 27 February 2011

Christchurch Earthquake

We’ve seen the news report of the terrible tragedy in Christchurch. We had such a wonderful time there - to see pictures of it in ruins is heart-breaking. It’s saddening to know there are so many people dead and thousands more homeless in a country that’s usually so full of life and spirit. Christchurch will recover, the 2011 earthquake will become another event in the history of New Zealand’s violent geology, but right now Kiwis around the world are in mourning and our thoughts are with them.

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Copper Mill lock to Cowley Lock. Grand Union Canal.

  We had a couple of nights moored just below Copper Mill lock, followed by two more just above Denham Deep lock. While we were there Dave a...