Exhibits, Ferrets and Fish and Chips

Latest exhibits at T'Armouries. !!!!

Bestsy Ferrett( on the NB oored behind us in the armouries

Mick being escorted back to from Trundle to Witchboy by Stephs elderly Bess( dog)

BIG locks on the aire and calder.

So off we go up along the keadby and stainforth. Its ok and we have spotted some good mooring spots for the way back, stopped at Thorne, and bought some meat from the butchers shop. nice little town. some years ago we came to look at a NB here. I had seen it on the internet. 57ft she was lovely, but we were not in a position to do anyhing then. I digress.

Onto Ferrybridge (rather depressing place)to meet friend Steph ( and bess the dog) on Wtchboy. It was only at this point that our paths would cross, so we had to stop. She found some secure BW(Behind locked gates) mooring at Ferrybrdge. We started of by mentioning tea, until she said, oh lets have a celebratory pint. Off to a nice looking pub - no real ale, oh. OK a Pint of bitter - no pumps broke. We managed a pint anyway, then we wanted a 2nd pint ! as you do !

so tried next pub - closed. oh. we had thoughts of eating out this night. well lets ask a local - we got the only gay in the village, who suggested a place ( turned out to be a Premier Inn eatery !), and we sent Mick off around thecorner to get directions. ! Steph suggested back to her boat for a bottle of wine, and you know how the rest goes. we quaffed that, so we fetched a bottle, then we had a sleep, then we hiked off about 2 miles for grey overcooked steaks ( mY chicken was well cooked,though, a pint apiece and abottle of wine for 3. Back to out boat for coffee ......... err hm and a very smal galss of wine. Yeah thats about the state of it. But we had some laughs, and said goodbye the next morning. we will meet up in the winter no doubt.

Friday - Rained all day from Ferrybridge to Leeds. The locks are HUGE and electris and HUGE. they are great. Arrived at Leeds Arm ouries( what a fantastic place to moor). Mick and I have said we could spend a week here, doing sight seeing, galleries etc. and on the way back, we are going to do an "open top bus thingy" and be REAL touristos !!!

However, Chris ( hey Julie, if you are nebbing over her shoulder, just get back to work, will you !!!) and Mike came to pick us up and take us to Websters in Baildon. WOW , I reckon the best fish and chips EVER- done in dripping. oh god, they were sooooo goood. ! Might have to have another fix on the way back( but Chris and Mike will be on their hols), well we will try the best that Leeds have to offer, I guess.

Saturday. Leeds Market - I had to buy " 1lb honeycomb tripe" for Mike. !!! Bloody hell whats all that about ???. Mick said we would have to beat it with a bat to keep it in the fridge. I suggested the best place for it was his bait-box. !!! Never tried it, would if given the chance, but at "end o day" I am a lincolnshire lass. give me George Adams 1910 recipe sausage anyday !!!

Tomorrow onto Apperley bridge, where we will again be collected by C and M, and off to the best indian restaurant EVER. !!!