Monday 17 August 2015

Rodley, Appley Bridge And Into Leeds

Saturday we were up nice and early for a leisurely start to the day and planned an easy day up to Rodley. We completed the 3 Fields Locks and a gentle cruise on to the next pair of locks which are right by a CRT maintenance yard at Apperley Bridge. So we filled with water and completed other abolitions whilst there. 
We had a chat with a CRT man who advised us not to moor anywhere near Newley 3 locks as kids have been causing lots of problems there and it’s not a safe place to moor. So on his advice we continued with the cruise up to a large village called Rodley and moored there.
Rodley Our Moorings For The Evening
Apperley Bridge

Tacet & The Great Escape
I took a walk in to the village to get a newspaper and although the village is a really nice village it is missing shops but I did manage to get a paper. That evening we were joined by Many Meetings who we had passed many times. Robin & Marion are going to follow us to the Newley Locks and on in to Leeds. We decide an early start would be a good idea so we get in to Leeds before any of the troublesome kids are up.

Sunday all 3 boats set off at 8.00 towards Newley locks where 2 very helpful lock keepers helped us through the locks, at this point we had to leave The Great Escape as a single boat was at the locks so we had to join them and go down the remainder of the locks.

It was nice to meet Dave & Jan and there boat Yes Dear and had a very nice cruise into Leeds although the canal has loads of rubbish in it, it did not cause us any problems but another boat a rather large fiberglass boat had picked up a kiddies tripper on his propeller and could not get it off. 

We did not encounter any problems with Kids on the way in but there was plenty of evidence along the towpath of them being there. It is such a pity that the Kids have to cause so much destruction to property. Maybe there is nothing for them to do in the area so this is away of expressing themselves.

We got to office Lock the penultimate  lock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and found some nice moorings in Granary Wharf where all 4 boats are moored together that being Tacet, The Great Escape, Many Meetings & Yes Dear a good end to a good day.
Many Meetings, Yes Dear, Tacat And The Great Escape

Tacet And The Great Escape

Canal Office But Now A Recruitment Office
On Sunday evening we set about bottling the red wine we have made, it smells really good, we have produced 21 lts so that should save us a few pounds. It tastes good but will improve with age we hope.
Sharon & A Few of Our Bottled Red Wine (Photo Taken By Robin off Many Meetings)
We said our goodbyes to Robin & Marion off Many Meetings as they headed off at 10.00. 
Robin has flown a Spitfire aeroplane which is based at Bentwaters in Suffolk and is part of the Grace project.

So since leaving Liverpool on the 27th July and travelling on the Leeds & Liverpool canal we have travelled 127 ¾ Miles and been through 91 Broad Locks.  Making this can longest single canal in Britain .
Tomorrow we go on to the Aire & Calder Navigation

Time Travelled Saturday 4 Hrs  Distance Travelled 5 Miles 5  Locks in 2 Staircases.
Time Travelled Sunday    4 1/2 Hrs Distance Travelled 5.5 Miles 8 Locks in 3 Staircases 4 Single Locks.

Total Distance Travelled 597. Miles 
186 Locks (Broad )238 single locks and 18 tunnel's, 1 Massive Lock
Total Tunnel length 10707 yards   
Total Time 319 1/2 hours  

We Are Loving It so Much

2 comments:

  1. Did you buy the wine kit from Barry of The Brewery Boat

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  2. Do you have to wait for the wine to become vintage before you drink it?

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