I'd always wondered about 'legging it'

[wickedwords]

This bit of curiosity brought to you by my current obsession:  'going for a holiday on a narrowboat next year.'

 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/narrowboat-legging

Comments

[arduinna]

... I always thought it just meant running! That's very cool to find out about, thanks!

[destina]

So my immediate response was, have a great vacation! Hope you don't die! It's the article's fault, really. *g*

[wickedwords]

LOL! The route we are looking at is from Rugby to the Coventry Basin and up the Ashby Canal, very much a beginner's route, with only a single 250 yard tunnel on it and one set of six-inch locks. I'd say it looks like a walk in the park, but... :)

[barkley]

That looks really cool!