Tag: New Junction Canal

Farewell to Mirfield

I wasn’t going to write about this part of our boating experience. We were taking Derwent Lass to Goole to have her bottom sandblasted and epoxied. It wasn’t going to be a fun trip, it was going to be work. We were on a tight schedule and there wouldn’t be time when we’d finished for […]

Tags Aire & Calder Navigation, Calder & Hebble Navigation, Canal and River Trudt, Canal Chesterfield Canal Trust, Chesterfield Canal, Goole, Keadby Lock, Mirfield, New Junction Canal, Retford, River Trent, South Yorkshire Navigations, Stainforth & Keadby Canal, Stockwith, Worksop

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To Lincoln and Back

What Ian really wanted to do was to go on a long cruise. Four to six weeks. The Diary Queen had other ideas though, and eventually a compromise was reached. Just under four weeks, with leave of absence for me on 6th October to go to the dentist, babysit Ali, and go to book group. […]

Tags ADM Kings Mill, Aire & Calder Navigation, Barnby Dun, Calder & Hebble Navigation, Canal & River Trust, Castleford, Cupushi, Ferrybridge, Fossdyke Navigation, Freda's Garden, Gainsborough Old Hall, Keadby Lock, New Fleet Drain, New Junction Canal, South Yorkshire Navigations, Southcliffe, Stainforth & Keadby Canal, Stanley Ferry