Post by peterboat on Aug 12, 2019 11:19:39 GMT
So I decided to go off for a couple of weeks, first week on my own second with Jayne, so I had to be near a train station for Jayne to catch up with me.
Friday night we went to Kilnhurst to empty moorings a couple of miles and 3 locks down river, it was easily achieved but disappointed to find the ship inn was closed when we got there so we had a carry on curry instead .
Saturday we got up to heavy rain all day! Sunday more of the same, Jayne caught bus back to moorings then drove home,
Monday some sun so went down to Pastures [its all canal to there] arrived at Mexborough low lock to empty moorings find river well into the red and Sprotborough lock [next lock down] was closed, had a chat with Stuart a lockie and was told it will be in the red for a couple of days.
Wednesday water just in red so left it until 1 o clock and went with another boat, made the run to Doncaster in heavy rain all the way, just as I tied up to empty moorings a full scale thunderstorm erupted for 2 and a half hours!!!
Thursday some sun so drive batteries were recharging from the solar, I decided that I would wait there for Jayne on Friday evening.
Friday, sunny hooray late afternoon Jayne arrived and we went to Barnby Dun to empty moorings, had a very good Chinese carry on .
Saturday set off late morning reasonably sunny day arrived at Thorne over 3 hours later and moored up with ease [this place is normally packed]
Sunday day off Sister and Brother in law came for a BBQ.
Monday set off late for Bramwith lock nice mooring with walks at the end
Tuesday late set off after a longish walk with dogs, arrived in Doncaster to empty moorings late afternoon and went for a pint or two and a spot of dinner
Wednesday Jayne went into Donny for her eyebrows to be plucked and just missed a drunk/druggie kill a 78 year old lady with his Range Rover sport and then drive off " src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/angry.png"> he was caught and is in deep dodah!!! we decided to go to Sprotborough and go for a good curry at the top of the hill, moorings nearly empty again!!
Thursday back to the pastures very high headwinds all the way! Pastures moorings empty again!
Friday we went to Kilnhurst cut end lovely mooring there so we stayed until Sunday had an easy time even though it was incredibly windy all the time, only a few boats moving and why they were in 50 MPH winds beats me
Sunday swift run back to Rotherham leaving the batteries at 55% charged which is an ideal storage charge.
At no point you will notice did we have a problem with range for out sort of cruising at all times the weather was the problem, yes we didnt go as far as we wanted but we didnt want to cruise in the rain very pointless to me as its all about enjoying yourself.
Changes to be made, more solar, more batteries, and a better speed controller.
The real problem though was the lack of boats boating for me the waterways were dead and the question is why?