West Stockwith to Sprotbrough
Got up at 7am to prepare for our tidal trip. Moved down to the lock at 8.15 to get fuel and gas. We shared the lock with another narrowboat and a third boat was also going to Keadby after us.
Left the lock at about 9.15. We had no current to help us initially but slowly picked up speed and eventually managed 8.5 mph at 800 rpm, ie about 3.5 mph current. Calm trip sheltered from the worst of the wind by the banks. Make a good entrance into Keadby lock.
The third narrowboat from Stockwith had managed to catch us up and arrived shortly after the other boat. All three of us were going at least as far as Thorne so we leapfrogged through all the swing bridges after the Vazon rail bridge which was looking much better than last year.
In order to make it to Sprotbrough we did not stop for lunch, instead we had it on the move after Thorne. Passed the black boat from Shireoaks at one of the few narrow bridges.
Booked a passage up the Tinsley flight for 3pm tomorrow.
No trouble getting to Sprotbrough where we ate in the Boat Inn, a spoon pub, then went into the village proper for some Sam Smiths at the Ivanhoe. We were forced to move into the public bar when the music quiz started.
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