Home Sweet Goole

Moonshine entering Pollington Lock

We departed Goole Boathouse at 10.00 am Saturday morning for the 2 hour trip up the Aire and Calder Canal to South Yorkshire Boat Club.  We have been members at SYBC for the past 29 years but unfortunately due to their beam restriction we are unable to moor Moonshine there, hence the reason that Goole Boathouse has been our new home for the past 12 months.  However, Goole Boathouse is very well situated with good access to the tidal Ouse (York, Trent, Seaward or inland up the Aire and Calder and Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigations).

 

New signage at South Yorkshire Boat Club

One of the reasons for this weekends trip was to test the new port throttle cable which was fitted last weekend.  We realised this needed a small amount of adjustment and this was done once we were moored on the available visitor mooring.

 

View of the club from the basin entrance

 

Our Jack Russells enjoying their afternoon walk to Whitley Lock

 

Home Sweet Home (Goole Boathouse aka Smith's)

We have had a steady weekend with the added light relief of not having any work to do on Moonshine.  We have enjoyed a couple of lovely meals, shared in a new members 60th birthday party and had a good catch up with our long standing friends, however it is always good to get back home...home sweet Goole.