On the move before the heat this morning, we are going to be on our way back across the Pennines but this time by way of the Rochdale Canal towards Manchester.
A lovely, lovely morning view that could have done without that pylon stuck in the middle. This is about an hours chugging outside of the city of Wakefield.
One of the last locks on the Aire & Calder, have a look at just how "busy " this picture is, there are so many things in the frame. I was just after getting the bridge support in the centre of the lock.
Another milestone along the way, this lock is where the Aire & Calder becomes the Calder & Hebble. Yet again another different set of lock gear to be worked out.
Here lies a little story:
Searching the boat after we had taken ownership we found a very innocuous piece of hardwood in the front locker. Being loathed to throw any wood away I chucked it on the roof and promised D that I would chop it up and burn it later. Of course I didn't and it has sat there ever since.
This piece of wood has now turned out to be a "Lock Spike" which is used on the extremely unusual lock gear on this canal.
Saving wood and money all in one go due to me not chucking it away, Ha Ha...........result!
A ground sluice doing its best to fill the front of the boat, you have to open these first as the gate paddles are even worse. This happened after just two turns of the handle, there was another ten turns to go.
Just outside of the lock was this poor specimen, obviously it has been there for quite a while.
What a waste, although it is sunk the hull would be absolutely fine.
Scenery is not hard to find along here, the whole place is just what you would expect and more.
Hows this for a very smart canal bank? no rings or bollards though, you would have to whack in your mooring pins if you wanted to stop for a while.
Anyway that's it for now,
Until tomorrow................................
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