Warp Speed
“Warping” is the process of pulling a ship from one place to another by using ropes rather than an engine or sails, so that when a ship is traveling at warp speed it is actually going very slowly. We moved the boat less than a mile today (thankfully using the engine, not warping), but it was all uphill, a total of nine locks. Even with the assistance of one of the Canal and River Trust’s wonderful volunteer lock keepers that…