From suevbutler@compuserve.com Sun Aug 29 11:30:34 1999 Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:44:18 -0400 From: suevbutler Reply-To: Canals To: Canals Subject: Trip Report - Bingley to Sowerby - Day 8 [ The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set. ] [ Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set. ] [ Some characters may be displayed incorrectly. ] Saturday 26th June 99 Beyond Sowerby Bridge 6 locks, 3 miles, 3 hours We got up late (again!) and just pottered about Hebden Bridge for a while. After buying nice bread and cheese, and a birthday card for a friend, we moved on up the Rochdale. There were plenty of onlookers as we rose up through Blackpit Lock. We went up as far as Rawden Mill Lock, wondering whether there would be anything to see at the Callis Mill site. A bit disappointing, as there wasn't much to see, but we had a walk in the sunshine, and crossed the river to visit the Woodman Inn which was most unappealing! We decided it was just too hot and humid to go on, so we winded and began our journey back down. We stopped at 'Stubbing Wharf', a much nicer pub, and did a bit of pottering on Jemima D. We also had one of their excellent meals, before taking an evening cruise back to Hebden Bridge. After such a hot and sticky day it was lovely to cruise in the evening, even though it was still very close. Arriving at Hebden Bridge we moored above Blackpit Lock, where there are plenty of mooring rings, and walked into town. We didn't get far, as there was a live band on at Hebden Bridge Trades Club. We decided to give them a try - and what a wonderful night we had! 'The Four Brothers' - a dance band from Zimbabwe! It was hot, sticky, crowded, and loud. The Trades Club is The place to be in Hebden Bridge, and we really enjoyed an atmospheric night out - even the weather fitted the music! It was the sort of music you can't sit still to, and it was a fitting finale to our week on Jemima D. When we left, hot tired and happy we were surprised to find that it was teeming down with rain - we felt that we were in a tropical rain forest, rather than the grim Pennine streets of Hebden Bridge! It was a welcome relief from the humidity that had sat in the air all day. We bedded down in our cosy boat, the rhythms of Africa still ringing in our ears, and fell into deep and contented sleep. Sue and Neil Dancing were we on Jemima D --- The UK Waterways Network - http://www.ukwaterways.net/ * bringing the inland waterways community together * You are currently subscribed to canals as: george@adiva.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-canals-407N@ukwaterways.net