This Blog is a bit "Shippy" so apologies to all who are not that bothered by them, the thing for us was being down on the water in our little boat that is more used to chugging quietly along a canal.
When one of these things comes thundering past. It is quite something.
Just as I finished the Blog yesterday the distinct sound of a big diesel came over the boat, everyone scampered on deck to see this go by.
Ooooooooo................Look at the size of that!
It really is quite clever having that separate motor unit, for just by strapping it to the back of one of those Dumb Barges you have an instant ship.
This on the other hand is a proper ship, it is laden to the gunnel's and awash in some places. We would meet this beast again on our travels.
Having been held up at a lock for half an hour this lump came motoring through. We had to wait at a red traffic light as they didn't want any small boats meeting this on its approach.
That bridge looks seriously low but it did make it.
Here is another one so heavily loaded its gunnel's were awash. When they pass you like this they leave a huge "hole" in the water behind them and your little boat gets dragged into it, lots of tiller and throttle work required to keep on the straight and narrow.
It's behind you................
Ok.....I can see it now.
Feeling a little bit small here as this one thunders by. Seven feet is what that top number on the bow reads which is where the water level was yesterday when she passed us laden down.
Ok that's enough big boats for now, thankfully we are now back at the docks in Leeds as the weather has turned. This time it is wind again, lots and lots of wind a full gale and a bit more by the sounds of it. We have all our ropes out to the pontoon and we are still ranging around, looks like a long day.
So until next time....................
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