BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: CarolC
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:02 PM

I'll go, Naemanson, but you'll have to tranq me pretty good on the plane ride over.

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: mg
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:18 PM

I think TOm Lewis and his wife lead just such tours. mg

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:24 PM

Naemanson, you're definitely on to something there. Any idea of the costs and maximum number of people a barge could fit for, let's say, a one week or a little over a week trip through England? Or whatever length of time the takers (count me as interested) want to go for. What a fantastic way to see the country and meet English members of the mudcat family. I've never been to England, and am considering a hiking tour of Cornwall in the Fall. This barge trip could easily pre-empt that one. Great idea!

-chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:19 PM

Strange thread. What does "unhooked" mean? I thought when I saw the title that it was going to be a thread about people who are no longer spending every waking moment posting to Mudcat, but it isn't about that at all. What a drag! Now I have no justification for engaging in a long monologue about how I have completely overcome my Mudcat addiction, and how I don't waste my valuable time anymore posting to silly threads...like this one. What's a guy to do?

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: Audi
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:27 PM

LOL! Little Hawk! The very first time I ever came to Mudcat, the top thread on the forum list was written by a 'Little Hawk' and it began with a soliloquy on 'Spaw and a buffalo hunt! I laughed so hard at that thread, I had to look up what a 'Spaw was! Then I laughed even harder when I found his threads!

Are you the same Little Hawk?

Audi

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: Matt_R
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:28 PM

It's a play on words...you know...hooks...mudcats...catfish...fishhooks...other fish in the sea...?

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:36 PM

Audi - Yeah, it's me. The very same. As for Spaw, he is probably the all round funniest character on this site, notwithstanding that he is sometimes serious too. His numerous verbal attacks on me and Major Tom are among the things I look forward to on Mudcat.

Check out flattop's listings too. He and I love to insult each other, and you might enjoy it, I think. We live in the same town, and often chat on about stuff that must be rather confusing to other 'catters, but we are slowly making Orillia, Ontario (Canada) a household word in places like Slinkville, Alabama and Hangin' Tree, North Dakota.

Matt - I see. Thanks!

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: kendall
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 09:25 PM

I'd like the info on the canal trips. This is something I have wanted to do for years. I'm now in a position to do it.

Subject: RE: BS: Unhooked 'Catters, part 3
From: Naemanson
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 09:34 PM

[A lot of what follows is from memory that is two years old. The UK contingent can provide up to date info.]

The narrowboats have accomodations for anywhere from 2 to 12 people and costs run up to $1500 for a week. I think fuel is provided as well as bedding but you have to provide your own groceries and personal items. The boats are designed more for couples than for strangers so there are a lot of double beds.

England has about 2500 miles of canals so you can see a lot of it except that you will spend quite a bit of time working your way through the locks. When God designed that country he didn't make it flat enough so those clever people worked out ways to make boats climb hills and cross valleys.

The narrowboat companies have plenty of sites on the web featuring their services. You ought to check them out.

And yes, Mary, Tom and his wife have led tours using narrowboats to run from folk festival to folk festival and hit all the pubs in between. When I talked to him he reported they had a great time.