Leeds to Thorne
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| From June 2012 Leeds - Yelvertoft |
Tuesday late afternoon and we have arrived at Thorne after the trip from Leeds. No real problems except the section from Lemonroyde to Castleford which was just below the red flood level and Castleford Flood lock in operation.
After an overnight stop at Castleford with a Sunday roast on board we set off to Ferry bridge where the flood lock was also in operation and then via the New Junction Canal to an overnight mooring at Barnby Dun for Mexican Enchillardas onboard.
Tuesday we took a short trip to Doncaster to drop off one member of the crew and to restock at the supermarket, turning around we retrace our route back to Barnby Dun and then turning right at Bramworth Junction and its manually operated lock, the first of the trip, to Stainforth and on to Thorne. Tomorrow we are booked in to the boatyard for some work on the boat, including repairing the broken toilet fixing, removing some rings from the edge of the gunnels that serve only to snagg on things, and to weld a plate over a redundant hull fitting.
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