Leeds

Sunday 6th August
Good weather again this morning and the wind has dropped so all should be ok this afternoon.
During the morning we got a few jobs done such as emptying the bins, toilet, dog etc so we would be ready for departure.
Alan, Joanne and Tilley the dog all arrived and we prepared to set off, Alan showed me the drone he was going to use to do the filming, a very impressive piece of kit!
We set off with all on board waving goodbye to the cruiser Scandalous as we passed. We moored just short of Fishpond Lock and Alan disembarked to get the drone prepared, once he signalled he was ready we cast off, he advised me to ignore the drone and try to avoid looking at it so I took his advice to concentrate on what I was doing. Alan continued to film as we passed through the lock, there was another boat coming out as we approached so they let us in, we dropped Lucia off and she went to the top gates to fill the lock.

A little taster of what's to come

Once through we waited for Alan to re-join us and he showed me some of the footage he got, I am really looking forward to seeing the finished results.
Alan, Joanne and Tilley walked back to Woodlesford and we continued up to Leeds, as we approched Knostrop Lock there was a small cruiser moored on the lock landing making it a difficult manoeuvre, in increasingly strong winds, to drop Lucia off, in fact we were virtually turned right round by the gusts. I just hope that CRT ensure this boat is removed before a serious accident occurs.
Arriving in Leeds we stopped to take on water near the Armouries, and I nipped across to check the moorings in Leeds Dock, as I  suspected they were all full so we had no choice to go on up to Granary Wharfe, where we, luckily, managed to find one of the few remaining places.
Most of the boats here seemed to be visiting the Leeds Pride day as today (Monday) most had moved off.

Dark Arches, Leeds

Video below filmed by http://www.proflyvideo.co.uk/