graham wagdin explained : > After 3 years away from the canals following the sale of our boat, we have > just had a pleasant short break in a hire boat > > In glorious late September weather we saw few boats on the move. What did > strike me however was the difficulty in finding decent overnight moorings. > Perhaps the North Oxford and lower Ashby was not the best choice and lack of > towpath maintenance added to the problem. Most of the visitors moorings were > full, with boaters presumably thinking that 48 means 48 days not hours! Many > of the boats had clearly not moved for some time. There certainly appears to > be a marked increase in residential boats on the system > > This did to some extent take away some enjoyment of our trip and I am sad to > say that we will not be rushing to repeat the experience. I dread to think > what it is like in high season. > > If the canals are to be monopolised by those who are looking for cheap > accommodation aided by cosy arrangements with BW there should be no surprise > if costs rise when hire boaters etc are deterred from subsidising the system > from their very expensive hire charges. > This time of the year come of the visitor moorings are turned over to winter mooring that BW rents out for lots of cash
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