Monday 29th August 2011
Our first holiday away since Peru, after an aborted trip to the Lancaster canal.
We had originally decided to leave on Sunday after the Belgian GP, but we had been to our allotment in the morning and had bag loads of beans and peas to pod and freeze. So went went on Monday around noon. By the time we had loaded the boat it was around three. The weather was threatening and windy, but we set off down the Dewsbury arm and then turned east on to the mainline of the Calder and Hebble. The locks are doubles and some can be quite stiff. Some were damaged and only had one paddle working. There was a little rain. Jenson (our dalmatian) did not know what to do and swapped between being inside and out. We made good progress down to Horbury bridge where we spotted a pub advertising Black Sheep and moored up for the night. Sadly as it was a Bank Holiday the pub was doing a BBQ only and that had all finished so we decided to press on to the next pub stop at Broad Cut Top Lock. This was more promising though the landlady said they did not allow dogs in due to them serving food. It was too chilly and damp to sit outside so, with some trepidation, we left JB on the boat and headed to the bar. The choice of fayre was not wide and we both opted for brocolli and Camenbert quiche with chips. (On the menu it came with a bread roll!) For a Bank Holiday the pub was empty, bar one couple in the corner with a small child. We drank Barnsley Acorn Ale.
When the meal came we both had the same thought: "Is that it?" There was a tiny piece of quiche with maybe six or seven chips and some very damp iceberg lettuce. Meanwhile the landlady's four dogs ran through the dining area! Still hungry we retired to bed for a quiet night, apart from the boat next door which ran its generator until late.
Our first holiday away since Peru, after an aborted trip to the Lancaster canal.
We had originally decided to leave on Sunday after the Belgian GP, but we had been to our allotment in the morning and had bag loads of beans and peas to pod and freeze. So went went on Monday around noon. By the time we had loaded the boat it was around three. The weather was threatening and windy, but we set off down the Dewsbury arm and then turned east on to the mainline of the Calder and Hebble. The locks are doubles and some can be quite stiff. Some were damaged and only had one paddle working. There was a little rain. Jenson (our dalmatian) did not know what to do and swapped between being inside and out. We made good progress down to Horbury bridge where we spotted a pub advertising Black Sheep and moored up for the night. Sadly as it was a Bank Holiday the pub was doing a BBQ only and that had all finished so we decided to press on to the next pub stop at Broad Cut Top Lock. This was more promising though the landlady said they did not allow dogs in due to them serving food. It was too chilly and damp to sit outside so, with some trepidation, we left JB on the boat and headed to the bar. The choice of fayre was not wide and we both opted for brocolli and Camenbert quiche with chips. (On the menu it came with a bread roll!) For a Bank Holiday the pub was empty, bar one couple in the corner with a small child. We drank Barnsley Acorn Ale.
When the meal came we both had the same thought: "Is that it?" There was a tiny piece of quiche with maybe six or seven chips and some very damp iceberg lettuce. Meanwhile the landlady's four dogs ran through the dining area! Still hungry we retired to bed for a quiet night, apart from the boat next door which ran its generator until late.
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