TNC On Tour 2003 - 4 (XP)
Neil Arlidge
Rather windy day with few rain showers. Left Goole moorings (non VM) at
08:15, before we were kicked off by returning community boat. Passed a
couple of returning tanker barges and what appeared to be the entire BW Aire
and Calder Maintenance fleet, going to a "rally" at Rawcliffe Bridge.
New Junction Canal Junction at 09:35 and back along, destination Sheffield.
We met nothing on the New Junction at all, passed Bramwith Junction at
11:20. No Bridge keeper on Barnby Dunn, so did it ourselves, creating a nice
traffic jam.
Large pair of unladen barges coming out of Long Sandall Lock, so BW bod did
it for us.
Doncaster Visitor Moorings completely taken. A new road bridge over Donny
Lock was having its concrete disguised by blue brick mosaic. Arrived at
Sprotborough Lock at 13:30, find it set to red - ie Locky operation but not
seen you, or working the other way. Well after mooring up and finding locky,
we found out that he could not do the lock for us (NO option) until he had
finished his grass cutting, at least this was soon over and we entered lock
at 13:50. Soon up in this deepish lock and went on the completely empty
Visitor Moorings above. Tonight, I expect we will go to the Boat Inn
opposite.
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Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest
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Bob Adams
<ne...@tuesdaynightclub.co.uk> writes
>Thursday 19th June 2003
>
>Rather windy day with few rain showers.
Poor old Neil, getting the bad weather. Whilst we, cruising the
Midlands, had nothing but sunburn to contend with. :-)
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Neil Arlidge
> In message <bcsvag$mi3o8$1...@ID-27576.news.dfncis.de>, Neil Arlidge
> <ne...@tuesdaynightclub.co.uk> writes
>> Thursday 19th June 2003
>>
>> Rather windy day with few rain showers.
>
> Poor old Neil, getting the bad weather. Whilst we, cruising the
> Midlands, had nothing but sunburn to contend with. :-)
Yes..................but this afternoon we get to do the whole S&SYN with
out meeting another boat..........