West Stockwith to Keadby on the Tidal Trent
Friday 14th August 2020 We'd booked to go through West Stockwith Lock out onto the Tidal Trent at 5pm this evening. This was when the tide would be best for the cruise to Keadby. We pulled into the lock around 4:15 and waited for narrowboat Annie and the lock keeper to arrive. Sal closing the side hatch prior to locking down at West Stockwith The lock began emptying around 4:30. By 4:55 we were heading out of the lock towards Keadby. Picture kindly taken by John aboard nb Annie Picture kindly taken by John aboard nb Annie Sal drove pretty much all of the way, while I kept my eye on the charts. Thankfully this stretch has very few hazards for shallow draughted boats. We cruised with the pram hood up, to give us some shade from the sun, though it was a lot cooler and more windy than we had bargained for. The hood stayed firm but the water was a lot choppier that we expected. I tried some filming from the bow but the camera got splashed a few times so I thought better of it. Sal enjo...