Hi Folks, We are on the boat again, and so here is the log. I've also had a go at putting some videos on YouTube...
The flood lock at Sawley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tlToqppaNc Day1 of our holidays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TVnIwhwhDA I'm going to put day 2 on after a couple of days when I pays me money again. Mike Day 1 – Saturday 30 June 2007 Hempholme to Owston Ferry 53.4 Miles in 7 hours 26 mins (7.17 mph average) Well, finally we've started the holiday. We were supposed to be starting on Thursday, but weather and circumstances got in the way. Dad managed to damage his car after the floods by trying to get through a puddle that was to deep, and he still had to finish some work off before being able to leave. There was no rush however, as the Trent was flooding, and the flood gates at Newark were still closed when we set off. On Wednesday we went up to the boat just to get it a bit more ready before the off, but found that the drains had over flowed at Hempholme and had flooded the shed where we were keeping wood panelling for the boat. Many of the fields around had flooded, and when we came back to the boat on Friday the lane was flooded as the gravel pits started to over flow. It was quite deep, and I did wonder if my car would get through, after Dad did his in! At 12:50 we set off, and headed down the swollen River Hull. The water was level at the lock, so all we had to do was open and close the gates – no paddles needed. It was only a steady flow on the river, no more than normal even though the height was much more. There were good views over the flooded fields. When we reached Hull, never really going through a proper low water point, the flow continued down even though normally it would be gushing in at speed. We entered the Humber at 4pm, and while we did play with going in at the marina, the rain that started as we approached Hull started to ease off again, and while the wind was strong, the southerly didn't really lift the water. The Hessle whelps struck as we passed under the Humber Bridge (we topped 11mph), but it didn't last long as we hit a bit of slow moving water in the north channel. We were mostly making 9.5-10 mph through the Humber, but the speed soon dropped when we entered the Trent (about 8.5mph), and by the time we had reached the Butterwicks we were starting to run out of tide. As it was getting late, and the flow was already going downwards we stopped (8:15pm) at Owston Ferry, mooring alongside the EA launch there. -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
