Last August, Nikki Turner-Chaplin and her family set off on their first canal boat holiday.\u00a0 They travelled from our narrowboat hire base on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Barnoldswick.\u00a0 This is run by Drifters operator Shire Cruisers.<\/p>\n
Nikki and her husband had enjoyed holidays afloat as children and wanted their two children to experience a canal boat holiday too.<\/p>\n
They set off on the sunny August bank holiday weekend and journeyed east towards Skipton.\u00a0 And then they travelled through the three locks at Greenberfield, under instruction from the Shire Cruisers team.<\/p>\n
They moored for their first night at East Marton.\u00a0 The following day they \u2018headed further towards Skipton where the canal winds around and the scenery is stunning\u2019.<\/p>\n
Nikki and her family turned around before reaching Skipton and spent their second night at Foulridge. Here they ate at the Cargo Caf\u00e9 and spent their last night at Salterforth.<\/p>\n
Nikki\u2019s blog includes a video review of their boat \u2018Rutland\u2019 and lots of images of canal scenery and their boat.<\/p>\n