tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46196730967298608752024-02-21T08:02:38.635+00:00QISMAThis is the Blog site for QISMA. She is a 59 foot narrowboat launched in July 2010 as a liveaboard, for Jan, Alistair and Little Josh. After almost six years cruising the canals and rivers of England and Wales we started a new adventure. The boat was taken to Ireland where we plan to stay for...............
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-18405061337296628902017-09-08T11:36:00.002+01:002017-09-22T06:44:05.514+01:00Last PostWe are on our Autumn cruise. The title is slow and steady. So far living up to the billing. We are pottering on Lower Lough Erne. Saying our 2017 farewells to the broad lough. It seems angry at saying goodbye.<br />
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Speaking of goodbyes, this is going to be my last blog. We are settled in our cruising area. No new adventures for a while. Winter is coming etc etc.<br />
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Thank you for travelling with us.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-64974250677355043442017-08-17T19:12:00.000+01:002017-08-17T19:12:12.021+01:00Feeling at home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No doubt about it. Upper Lough Erne feels like home. We took advantage of some fine weather to bi bimble about on Upper Lough Erne with no destination in mind. </div>
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Still extremely quiet. Which always suits us. More of the same for the next few weeks.</div>
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After 15 months moored on the Woodford River and with some sadness, we decided to move QISMA's mooring to Lough Erne. Last winter we could have continued to cruise on the Lough but the flow on the river was too fast to get off our mooring. We couldn't have been treated better at Killynick and our arrival in Fermanagh was made so easy by the Kilkynick squad but it just makes sense. The mooring on the Lough also gives stunning views.</div>
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LJ and I moved the car whilst the boat made the 60 minute journey to its new home. </div>
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LJ spots it as it cruises by.</div>
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So down the lane.<br />
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And here it is.</div>
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The views are magic. This from the hob!<br />
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And here she is. All labelled up! </div>
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The current plan is to spend the rest of the season and hopefully beyond bimbling on the Upper and Lower Lough Erne.</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-32097042295237191682017-07-25T12:27:00.002+01:002017-07-25T12:27:39.091+01:003 locks from home Going to let the pics do most of my talking on the Drumshambo to Ballynamore cruise. We had perfect weather and it could not be prettier. Lovely Leitrim,.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-49355270391011316682017-07-16T13:26:00.003+01:002017-07-16T13:26:55.997+01:00Happy Birthday QISMA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Seven years today since the launch of QISMA. I wish I could tell you how many miles and,locks she's done since then ...but I can't. Despite what appears to me to be a compulsive recording if useless information! She's travelled a fair few though! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-59407863966445415802017-07-08T21:20:00.001+01:002017-07-08T21:20:14.097+01:00300,170 ... just slipped on by! Thanks to everyone for the blog notching up 300,170! And I even met a blog follower today! Anjela, who has been following since we were cruising in England and Wales. The 300,000 just cruised by me.<br />
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We got the better of the deal because we moored after the third lock 90 minutes ago and the cruiser is is either still fighting his way through the weeds or has given up. Both locks are ready for them if they make it.<br />
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They were surprised, though not for long, to hear of our struggles yesterday. Then they tried winding. Hard for the man. Impossible for the woman. Same as us. They hadn't expected it because yesterday they hadn't touched a lock because ...you could be ahead of me here ...THE WATER PATROLLER HAD WORKED ALL THE LOCKS FOR THEM. The same water patroller who told us we could 't expect any help on this system or the Barrow. We hear that's not true either.<br />
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Not really a problem. We would just carry on. If only it was that easy, The double locks and mechanism are so familiar. Thousands of them wound in our 17 years of boating. 43 on one day in 2014... including the Hatton Flight!! These defeated us. They mechanism has been painted, they are not greased. I could only shift two. Alistair struggled.</div>
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After we moored I rang the water patroller to ask for his advice. Our concern is how much of a struggle it will be coming back up the Barrow where, we would expect to have to work the locks twice.<br />
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To say he was negative is a contender for understatement of the year. He said the boat should be crewed to the requirement needed to work the locks. Which we ARE, if only the locks were workable! He said in his 30 years of working these waterways no-one has EVER complained or commented on them. He offered no prospect of assistance for the return trip. We had no option but to say we would turn round and go back.<br />
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This meant going down a staircase lock just ahead...turning at the bottom and coming back up, it was locked. He had no choice but to offer to come out. We arranged to meet an hour later. We started to work the lock. The bottom chamber had to be emptied. First of a dozen young men using it as a swimming pool, then of water. Of course, the boys immediately offered to wind the lock for me. My...what a struggle. Between them they managed to open only two of the four paddles. But not the ground paddle ...which, on artival, the waterways patroller told me wouldn't work because they always just wound the other side so those paddles never get used so are unworkable! When you are going up these paddles should be opened first to control the flow into the lock! Err ......<br />
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We have no idea how far it has travelled. I tried my best to contact Justin and Jammie Murphy and Peter Galvin whose bottle it was but I couldn't quite decipher the phone number. I texted a selection of likelies and even appealed to Today FM. No reply yet.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-80250333829948000452017-06-13T20:50:00.002+01:002017-06-13T20:50:46.665+01:00Get out those winders .... Back on the canal!!A bit premature with the winders ..... the lockeepers prefer to wind the locks for you whilst you stay on board and watch the ropes!! No complaints from me.<br />
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I was going to title this blog a sudden turn to the left but thought it might seems as if I was talking about politics. Definitely not UK politics on social media...well except with one or two ...yes Nick Stanley, you and a.n.other.<br />
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We had set off on the 2017 cruise with every intention of sampling the Grand Canal and the River Barrow. Naturally, we got held up by weather and wondered if we might just head for Lough Derg. I don't think we had even made our minds up when we left Athlone yesterday. Still windy...just on our limits and ...those familiar words....with the forecast looking set for a few days of even stronger winds ...left it was.<br />
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Already delighted we made that decision. Once Shannon Harbour was behind We,had,a,comp,etely empty canal ahead. We had arranged with the Lockkeeper to moor below the Belmont staircase locks.<br />
A long and informative chat with the lockie and we knew we would cross two barges today and that might be it until we reach the Barrow Arm, some 88 kilometres,distance!!! Can you belive it!!!<br />
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As always when we reach a new stretch of water, we are re-reading the blogs from NB PUZZLER's 3 years on the Irish Waterways. This time their Grand Canal adventures.<br />
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Staircase lock Grand Canal style!<br />
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One weather front went through and we moved into Athlne to wait for the next. Our potential moorings up ahead won't be right for us in the very strong winds that are forecast for the weekend<br />
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Not a bad spot to sit it out. We were also fortunate to have a visitor. Charles Lawn from Waterways Ireland came across and had a coffee. Charles was instrumental in our decision to finally make the move to Ireland. His support and encouragement helped us finally make our minds up so it was a real pleasure to welcome him on board.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-27733903138913791342017-06-05T22:55:00.000+01:002017-06-06T12:57:17.097+01:00Small World etc etc<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Set off from Roosky early(ish) this morning. The weather was much better than anticipated ....or forecast ... and we made great time to Lanesborough. Having spent the best part of two separate weeks sitting out bad weather there last year, we decided to make the most of the day and went on. Not however, before catching sight of and catching up with the crew of Baglady. </div>
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Our day ended 51 kilometres away from where we started. Lough Ree grey but calm as we made our way down" And, with a bit of unsightly juggling (the wind suddenly gusting as we swopped moorings), we are now on a full length pontoon ready for whatever the weather brings</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-48367721357565434252017-06-04T10:32:00.003+01:002017-06-04T10:38:41.582+01:00Carnival time in Carrick on ShannonGet into Carrick before the weekend we said. Before it gets full. Just as well we did. We got the last mooring on Thursday. We had no idea that 10 days of carnival was starting on Friday. What good timing. Pats on backs all round.<br />
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The event started, wisely, with a bartenders obstacle race. The victor, from Dunnes Bar, claiming the title for the third year running. We think we met the owner of Dunnes at Drumshambo last year.<br />
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Then a bit of side action from the Garda who arrived to find a suitable place to shelter for someone who might have started his party a bit too early.<br />
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The parade was excellent. Colourful and well attended. LJ was much admired. But, the highlight of the evening had to be the stunt plane which performed over the river. For anyone in the area there are two more performances. Tonight (Sunday) and ...I think....next Friday. Easy to check on the website.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-21557765730717938502017-05-31T18:20:00.001+01:002017-05-31T18:20:51.321+01:00Moving ... Not so swiftly on!Well, not quite so swiftly. The shower pump appeared and was in fact dead. A phone call to Riversdale Barges and we had offer of assistance. They were terrific. They even went off to it new pump for us and fitted it. We cruise late in the afternoon the last short stretch into Ballinamore. Resisted the temptation, seriously, of staying for Irland's largest Country and Western Festival this weekend. After a quick(ish) visit to the hardware and everything emporium on the Main Street set off to Keshcarigsn at 1130.<br />
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A stop for lunch and with the sun out we decided to tackle the flight down to Leitrim. It is so lovely. Three hours later, with the majority of the locks against us, we are moored and have take away fish and chips ordered from The Barge. Pub fish and chips. A new tradition after this flight...in either direction. It had been in my mind but a photo of same Tweeted by Crusing the Cut made it a certainty.<br />
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Day 1 of our Summer Cruise. Not very summery...or Spring like to start with but, fortunately, the rain stopped just as we left and so we at least had a dry run. 38 kilometres covered. We hadn't intended to go so far but a lone fisherman was comfortably occupying our planned mooring spot so on we went.<br />
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Lovely walk for LJ and back to find a small leak in the shower. Leaking into the wardrobe side where the prep goes through. Several hours later .... Add to this the seal on the water pump has gone!! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619673096729860875.post-39560238695841407822017-05-20T23:35:00.000+01:002017-05-20T23:35:14.497+01:00Almost ready for Summer CruiseStrange things have been happening. We've been ashore these last three weeks. BUT....we hope to start our Summer cruise next weekend. Watch for details...and pics...lots of pics. Oh...and expect a turn in the weather!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247968975742181679noreply@blogger.com0