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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:59 am

From cruising the canals and rivers of Northern England

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:03 pm

It was beautiful :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:05 pm

We went through tall locks :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:06 pm

And big locks :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:08 pm

But then it got shallow :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:09 pm

And I realised we'd run aground :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:10 pm

It was getting very dry as the tide went out :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:11 pm

And the boat was beginning to tilt :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:12 pm

I was hoping we wouldn't roll over :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:14 pm

Or sink :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:15 pm

As the tide went further out :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:16 pm

And the boat tilted further over :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:19 pm

But, happily, the tide chose right about then to come back in

We visited York :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:20 pm

And Foutains Abbey :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:22 pm

Saltaire, where Titus Salt built a model village for the workers in his mill :-

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Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:25 pm

And ended up in the Yorkshire Dales for some peace and quiet :-6

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:53 pm

Woo!! on the edge of my seat through the locks (scarry) to big for me, low tide, tilting almost over then bam tide comes in and your on your way again..!! What an adventure Bryn the last part was the relaxing part I'm thinking. :-6

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:58 pm

CARLA;1321869 wrote: Woo!! on the edge of my seat through the locks (scarry) to big for me, low tide, tilting almost over then bam tide comes in and your on your way again..!! What an adventure Bryn the last part was the relaxing part I'm thinking. :-6

I must admit to near mutiny in the ranks once it became impossible to stand upright on the deck - memsahib insisted on having a chair, a parasol and a book transported onto the rocks to await the next tide. (Nine hours - she still hasn't forgiven me).

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:01 pm

LOL.. at least she didn't have to walk to the rocks, looks like a nice enough spot to spend some time.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:04 pm

What is it about the canals that you love so much? Have you ever had a desire to be on the open sea?

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:36 pm

Nomad;1321877 wrote: What is it about the canals that you love so much? Have you ever had a desire to be on the open sea?

The canals are totally peaceful with enough work needed to keep them interesting but the flexibility to get off whenever you like.

On the open sea you need a serious lump of boat in case of storms, a lot better sense of direction and once you've started there's little chance of stopping.

The main decider though is the people. Whereever you go on the canals you meet friendly, helpful, people - out at sea you're pretty much on your own.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:53 pm

Yikes Bryn, that was an eventful trip! Glad it all turned out ok in the end. :-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:12 pm

Welcome back!

My god, that had to be scary.:-3

Your pictures are great and looks like you had a wonderful trip.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:21 pm

Betty Boop;1321882 wrote: Yikes Bryn, that was an eventful trip! Glad it all turned out ok in the end. :-6

Odie;1321887 wrote: Welcome back!

My god, that had to be scary.:-3

Your pictures are great and looks like you had a wonderful trip.

Thank you - eventful certainly (lots of other fun and games as well) but a wonderful holiday.

I will admit to being worried when the six hundred ton gravel barge went past and sucked all of the water out from under us - I'm no good at juggling and too many things fell off the worktops for me to catch at once. He didn't even offer to pull us off on his way past

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:23 pm

Bryn Mawr;1321891 wrote: Thank you - eventful certainly (lots of other fun and games as well) but a wonderful holiday.

I will admit to being worried when the six hundred ton gravel barge went past and sucked all of the water out from under us - I'm no good at juggling and too many things fell off the worktops for me to catch at once. He didn't even offer to pull us off on his way past

O M G, thats horrific!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:31 pm

Bryn Mawr;1321891 wrote: Thank you - eventful certainly (lots of other fun and games as well) but a wonderful holiday.

I will admit to being worried when the six hundred ton gravel barge went past and sucked all of the water out from under us - I'm no good at juggling and too many things fell off the worktops for me to catch at once. He didn't even offer to pull us off on his way past

Hey, Bryn, didn't you get a tide table? You were a bit lucky really, we do know of somebody who's narrow boat got stuck on a mud bar in the tidal Trent. Being a flat-bottomed boat (like yours seems to be), their vessel formed a very effective seal to the mud and when the water rose with the in-coming tide, their boat stayed stuck to the mud by suction! It just stopped short of pouring over the gunwhales and inundating the boat - they were very lucky !

I will forgive you not contacting me when you were near Nottingham, for a mini meet, as it seems from all your adventures, that you were rather pre-occupied, or behind schedule ! :wah: :p But very pleased for you that you had a good holiday :yh_bigsmi :-6

Good pics, by the way !

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:39 pm

Cool pictures..!!!

What a adventure - I don't think I could do the locks without being sedated.

And being stuck 9 hours - you'd want me sedated..!!! wah....

Thanks for sharing

Very Cool

Patsy

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:50 pm

G#Gill;1321894 wrote: Hey, Bryn, didn't you get a tide table? You were a bit lucky really, we do know of somebody who's narrow boat got stuck on a mud bar in the tidal Trent. Being a flat-bottomed boat (like yours seems to be), their vessel formed a very effective seal to the mud and when the water rose with the in-coming tide, their boat stayed stuck to

Tide was OK - Locky at Torksey Lock wouldn't have let us go is the tide wasn't right.

It was the TBA chart we were missing, I tried to get one at Cromwell Lock but they'd sold out and Torksey were no better so I had to rely on Nicholson's - not enough detail. "Start against the inside bank and work out as the bend unwinds", which I did - just unwound a bit too quickly and found that the marl self comes thirty yards into the channel from the outside of the bend. Fortunately it's as hard as rock and you sit on top of it.

The possibility of settling into the mud and forming a vacuum seal is the main reason I wouldn't risk the trip from Nene to Witham or Sharpness to Avonmouth as both trips appear to rely on sitting out a tide on a convenient sandbank.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:56 pm

Patsy Warnick;1321897 wrote: Cool pictures..!!!

What a adventure - I don't think I could do the locks without being sedated.

And being stuck 9 hours - you'd want me sedated..!!! wah....

Thanks for sharing

Very Cool

Patsy

My wife still insists on manhandling the gates rather than steering the boat through the deep locks 'cos she gets claustrophobic. Usually I can get out and help her but it would be easier for me to do the heavy work and I cannot always climb the lock walls.

Excellent trip - I'm counting the weeks until I can retire and spend all summer cruising.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:23 pm

Not to mention there are big fish in the sea that will eat you if for no other reason than you happened to drop in the water while they happened to be there.

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:23 am

Looks like an eventful trip Bryn. Great pics

fae · Post by **fae** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:56 am

Enjoyed reading of your adventures and seeing your pics,,, what a great trip.....

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:45 am

Sounds like a holiday you wont forget in a hurry:wah: im glad you enjoyed it and yes after my little taster i have to agree the canals are so peaceful..:-6

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:04 am

Wow, great pix Bryn, thanks for sharing!!! "Adventure" seems too mild a word for that excapade! Glad it all worked out in the end, and now you'll have memories of a lifetime, for a lifetime!

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:29 pm

About half way round the system -two thousand miles covered, two thousand miles to go.

Roll on retirement - then I can cruise to my hearts content

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:18 am

Bryn Mawr;1322045 wrote: About half way round the system -two thousand miles covered, two thousand miles to go.

Roll on retirement - then I can cruise to my hearts content

Hope they dont put up the retirement age before then

:wah:

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:29 am

kazalala;1322072 wrote: Hope they dont put up the retirement age before then

:wah:

I'll jump! I don't plan on working until retirement age anyway

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:03 am

Bryn Mawr;1322092 wrote: I'll jump! I don't plan on working until retirement age anyway

good for you:D;)

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:07 am

I knew you weren't any where near retiring age, Bryn ! :yh_wink :-6 :yh_bigsmi