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Last Sunday I filmed Canal Voyagers Hotel Boats, Snipe & Taurus, ascending the Wolverhampton 21 Locks for a short promotional video we’re planning.

While I was there I collected a copy of their latest brochure which has a splendid picture of the hotel boats in the locks at Braunston, outside the Canal Shop at the bottom lock,

I followed them a little along the main line towards Birmingham, taking more photos.

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A few days later, after they had visited the Black Country Living Museum and Windmill End, they were moored in Birmingham. After walking along the towpath and chatting to Neil and Corinne, the owners, I continued towards out boat.

Two boats further along I spotted Sarah-Kate and stopped to chat with Mike and Jo who we had met when we helped Balmaha and Sarah-Kate through Caen Hill Locks. Jo explained she had taken photos of the Hotel Boats at Braunston and let them have a CD with permission to use them.

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I showed Jo the cover photo of the Canal Voyagers brochure and asked if it was one of hers – she thought it might be.

Later in the evening, when I met Neil again, I asked about the cover photo and he explained it came from a kind lady who posted him a CD. I explained the kind lady was probably moored two boats behind.

They introduced themselves the following morning. It would have been a shame to be so close and miss each other without knowing.

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Two days later after I had moved our boat from Birmingham to the Lapworth Link, 19 miles, 19 locks and 3 lift bridges single handed in one day, I filmed the hotel boats again.

Talking to a guest on the hotel boats I discovered he had already purchased some of our Canal DVDs by mail order through the Canal Shop Company.

By now we were approaching Lapworth lock 14 where Neil runs his Canal Shop from a boat moored alongside the lock and the guest was able to introduce himself to Neil.

We’re moored near Long Itchington tonight, ready to ascend Stockton Locks tomorrow morning, perhaps even reaching the top of Napton Locks, as we head towards the IWA Festival at Beale Park on the Thames where we have our stand for the Bank Holiday Weekend.

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