Stainforth
After a good nights sleep and woken by a noisy family of ducks we prepared to leave Thorne. We had a walk into the village last night, it was charming, and equally so when I went for a paper this morning. We set off again with Dave and Marie in Nener J in humid and sunny conditions. The canals here are wide and very staight with very open landscapes with some pretty places but mostly open fields.
Crossing the Don Aqueduct
This Aqueduct on the New Junction Canal had forbidding looking large guillotine gates. There were many swing and lift bridges on our route but we worked well with Dave and Marie, to open them in succession.
A massive barge and tug
From the New Junction Canal we met the Aire and Calder Navigation which was strange as from a narrow part of the canal we suddenly saw a large barge go past the end. The barges are huge and create the effect of being at sea as we cross their wake.
Tonight's mooring
After quite a few heavy showers towards the latter part of our day we moored in High Eggborough for the night. The sky was foreboding and it did rain but the sunset was very pretty.
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