3 July 2016 Swift progress! Naburn Lock to Knottingley
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| Annie moored above Naburn Lock on visitor moorings |
Alarm clock woke us for a. 7.30 locking down from Naburn Lock onto the tidal Ouse, along with new companions NB Marge (Steve and Mary), NB Jennifer, and NB Spruce Goose from Ripon Motor Boat Club.
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| NB Marge entering lock after NB Jennifer and Annie |
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| Steve and Mary on Marge |
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| NB Spruce Goose and NB Jennifer behind Annie in the large Naburn Lock |
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| leaving Naburn Lock |
Half the twelve miles to Selby, we stemmed the tide, until after Cawood Bridge the ebb took down with it.
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| Retford & Worksop Boat Club plus AWCC penants on our much welded Z-bar |
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| Spruce Goose passing Annie, with Marge ahead |
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| Mary and Steve on Marge |
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| Cawood Bridge: You pass on the west side of the control cabin, both ways |
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| Selby |
John and Spruce Goose both alerted the Selby lock keeper by VHF, as we reached Selby. Turning below Selby Lock, we entered it after Spruce Goose, who had set the pace. Lock keeper Fred saw six boats up the lock, most of which moored up.
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| Liana steering |
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| John after passing under the two Selby bridges at speed, with the ebb tide! |
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| Selby wharves |
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| passing Selby Lock before turning, checking gates open |
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| Spruce Goose about to enter lock |
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| Annie turning to face the flow and stem the tide as Spruce Goose enters Selby Lock |
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| Steve and Mary on Marge, plus Jennifer, in Selby Lock after a safe journey on the tidal Ouse |
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| widebeam Swallow's Nest followed us down the Ouse |
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| Annie moored on the visitors moorings at Selby basin |
We could not sort a mooring for a week with CRT, as it was Sunday, so decided to enjoy the sunny weather and continue down the Selby Canal to West Haddlesey flood lock onto the River Aire. Perch, myriads of turquoise may flies, dragonflies and yellow Irises adorned the canal, apart from the pond weed and blanket weed which covered the shallow edges. We passed under lovely stone bridges and three siphon type aqueducts before locking up a few inches onto the Aire.
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| looking back at Selby swing bridge |
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| leaving Selby |
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| Liana enjoying the sun |
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| Dishforth Landing - a quiet 48 hour country mooring |
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| one of the three unusual syphon conduits under the canal |
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| leaving west Haddlesey Lock for the trip up the Aire |
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| Water Ski Club were busy this Sunday |
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| this waterskier whizzed passed us with style! |
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| sometimes only the propeller was in the water! |
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| Beal Lock and its low weir |
Five sunny beautiful miles to Beal Lock followed, then a few more to come off the river at Bank Dole Lock, Knottingley.
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| Beal Lock |
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| Liana closing the large bottom gates |
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| Kellingley Colliery, now closed |
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| approaching Bank Dole Lock |
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| reversing after dropping off Liana, to enter the lock |
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| lots of vegetation! |
Once onto the Aire and Calder Navigation, we soon moored by the Steam Packet pub, where Hobgoblin Ale went down well with John, who found it helped him to write this blog! Cheers!
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