Bingley

We have reached the top of Bingley Five Rise Locks after another lazy day. We set off this morning for the short hop to Puffer Parts to buy our new battery, then carried on to the top of the locks.


We thought it was going to be a bit of a chilly day compared to the past week but this afternoon the clouds cleared and we were back to brilliant sunshine. We managed to get some primer onto the bits we rubbed down yesterday so we are looking rather patchy. We considered putting some undercoat on so we didn't look as patchy once the evening had cooled a little but last time we did any painting on a cool sunny evening we had hundreds of midges stuck in the paint as it dried.

Life aboard is pretty hectic as the kittens are now very active, mischeveous and getting into everything.

We are now reaching the slightly more industrial area but there is a brief respite between Shipley and Rodley. Hopefully tomorrow night will see us at Slataire


Today's journey 3.8 miles and 4 swing bridges

So far this year we have travelled 396.4 miles, 232 locks, 29 swing bridges, 1 lift bridge and 11 tunnels


In 2011 we travelled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels




During 2010 we travelled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels




Since Ray retired we have travelled 1598.1 miles, 1318 locks, 85 swing bridges, 39 lift bridges and 51 tunnels