Rodley through Leeds and onto the Aire and Calder Navigation
Today records have been broken - over 7 engine hours - moving off around 8 30am when it was slightly damp and overcast. This meant the local lads and lassies were not keen on swimming before the sun broke through and so we did not encounter the navigational hazards as expected. The water here is so clear, it its easy to see why swimming in the canal is such an attraction to the locals on a hot day, but we wouldn't do it even if you paid us!
Working our way down the locks into Leeds city was quite pleasant, as there are loads of new developments along the way, and as we got into the city centre a charity dragon race was on going and lots of people were enjoying live music in the cafes and bars along the way.
The Aire and Calder Navigation is another wide, deep waterway where we could open the throttle between locks, are now electric, unmanned and enormous!
We are spending the night within a BWML marina at Lemonroyd before going off tomorrow down to Castleford for necessary services.
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