Final East Coast Holiday Preparations and Blacktoft

After a recent garage clear out at my mums we found a hard wood Calder and Hebble paddle gear hand spike which was going to get thrown out.  We have no idea where or how my late father acquired this as sadly he is no longer around, but this has now been painted up and is proudly positioned on our garage wall for prosperity.

An unusual visitor to Goole, the Nordic.  She is one of a new class of ship with a very large deck area to accommodate bulky cargoes. She had discharged a cargo of wind turbine sails and was ready to set sail on Saturdays pm tide.

 

On Saturday afternoon we decided to visit Blacktoft in the car, as a few weeks previously we had visited the other side of the river bank.  There is not much at Blacktoft, however it does boast a very picturesque village, with a church and river side pub and of course Blacktoft Jetty.  The dogs enjoyed some off lead exercise when we walked to Faxfleet Ness, even if the kids didn't.  We attempted to get to the Market Weighton Canal Lock in the car, however our passage was blocked by a gate.  After looking on Google Earth and speaking to another fellow Goole boat owner, easier access by car would be through Broomfleet Village, so next time we will give this a try.

This weekend we have made final preparations for our East Coast holiday on Moonshine.  The chart plotter is loaded with waypoints, and of course Moonshine is loaded with alcohol and dog chow so all we need now is good weather...fingers crossed!