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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2016 11:12 pm 
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Having narrowly made it through the low Froghall Tunnel, Hadar is currently moored in Uttoxeter Basin.
Keith & Jo weren't around, when I took this, but when I came back later, I was able to introduce myself and have a chat.

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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2016 6:53 am 
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IanC wrote:

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Having narrowly made it through the low Froghall Tunnel, Hadar is currently moored in Uttoxeter Basin.
Keith & Jo weren't around, when I took this, but when I came back later, I was able to introduce myself and have a chat.
Thanks IanC

It's quite some time since I had any contact with either of them, how are they both.

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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:28 pm 
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It's quite some time since I had any contact with either of them, how are they both.

They are in fine fettle. When I spoke to them, they had just done the red-route walk from Froghall, which involves quite a bit of climbing and descending of the valley sides. You don't do that, if you're not on form. They'd also been shifting coal around inside the boat, to weigh down the nose, so that it would fit through Froghall Tunnel.

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Lancastrian wrote:
It's quite some time since I had any contact with either of them, how are they both.

They are in fine fettle. When I spoke to them, they had just done the red-route walk from Froghall, which involves quite a bit of climbing and descending of the valley sides. You don't do that, if you're not on form. They'd also been shifting coal around inside the boat, to weigh down the nose, so that it would fit through Froghall Tunnel.
Thanks for the update, it's good to know that they are now both well again :D

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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2016 11:25 am 
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Good picture, I too can get through Froghall tunnel but have not yet locked down into the basin,great that they are both out and about again we last met at the black country museum.


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