Howard and Jean Navigated Lady’s Smock back from Apperley Bridge to Manchester via the Rochdale canal. This was quite a horrendous but memorable journey, dodging canal closures and the weather.
The Map of the trip with stops and dates
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Date 2023 | Overnight | Onboard | Miles | Locks | End Hours | Engine hours |
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10th July | Apperley Bridge | H, J | 5433 | -- | ||
11th July | Leeds Visitor Moorings | H, J | 8 | 11 | 5440 | 7 |
12th July | Woodlesford Lock Visitor Moorings | H, J | 5.5 | 5 | 5445 | 4.5 |
13th July | Wakefield Visitor Moorings | H, J | 12.5 | 7 | 5451 | 6.5 |
14th July | Horbury Bridge | H, J | 5 | 3 | 5455 | 3.5 |
15th July | Double Locks Visitor Moorings | H, J | 2 | 3 | 5457 | 2 |
16th July | Gill Bridge No.19 Mirfield | H, J | 3 | 4 | 5459 | 2.5 |
17th July | Brighouse Visitor Moorings | H, J | 5 | 6 | 5463 | 4 |
18th July | Sowerby Bridge Visitor Moorings | H, J | 6 | 10 | 5468 | 4.5 |
19th July | Hebden Bridge Visitor Moorings | H, J | 5.5 | 7 | 5473 | 5 |
20th July | Todmorden | H, J | 4.5 | 10 | 5477 | 4.5 |
21st July | Stonehouse Bridge No.39 | H, J | 2.5 | 15 | 5483 | 5.5 |
22nd July | Bent House Lock No 46 | H, J | 2.5 | 12 | 5487 | 4.5 |
23rd - 31st July | Littleborough Wharf | H, J | 0.5 | 1 | 5488 | 0.5 |
31st July | Littleborough Wharf | H, J | -- | -- | 5496 | 9 (charging) |
1st Aug | The Hopwood Arms | H, J | 7 | 7 | 5501 | 4.5 |
2nd Aug | River Irk Aqueduct | H, J | 2 | 10 | 5505 | 4 |
3rd Aug | New Islington Marina | H, J | 7 | 18 | 5512 | 7 |
4th Aug | New Islington Marina | H, J | -- | -- | -- | |
5th Jun | Droylsden Marina | H, J | 4.5 | 20 | 5519 | 7.5 |
Totals | 83 | 149 | 76 |
(*) Diesel Full
(+) Diesel Part Fill
(-) Pump Out