I am amazed that the subject of toilets has not yet appeared in this blog; this will be rectified immediately. Today, we went all of one mile back to Barnby Dun bridge where the BW facilities block is situated, to empty the Porta Potti. We ended up chatting to a man walking his dog; then to a member of the Strawberry Island boat club. He had come to operate the bridge as a BW tug was delivering a redundant hopper purchased by the club. When the tug arrived, Myra did the bridge while he and I stood chatting; he was a bargee in this area for 35 years and has recently changed his narrowboat for a sea going boat. One of his main reasons is that the people on the canals are becoming less friendly and helpful with each year’s passing. We have said the same thing, on the main canal system we tend to move off early and tie up early to avoid most of the ‘new boaters’. Back to the New junction, mooring up where we will stay until Monday. It is hard to believe that this rural mooring is 5 miles from the centre of Doncaster. Weather has been sunny, hot, and cloudy intervals.
Lots of boats moving about today, most of the occupants giving us a friendly wave as they went by.
The 2008 journey thus far: 77 Locks & 189.5 Miles & 11 Swing Bridges
