Short journey to Kildwick

Skipton Castle gatehouse

We left Skipton at 10:15 after a pump-out and filling up with water.

I havent said anything about the pumpout side of things so far, perhaps this is fortunate. The boats toilet flushes into a large tank which needs to be emptied every couple of weeks.

We were sorry to leave Skipton as we had enjoyed our time there. Yesterday, when there was no blog because the internet connection was too slow, we both had a hair cut and then visited the local Morrisons to stock up for the next 5 days. We also had a look around the market and bought 3 local Yorkshire cheeses. In the afternoon we visited Skipton Castle which was of great interest because it is one of the few in the country that was not badly damaged during the Civil War.

Airedale View - Mill at Low Bradley

But we had to move on because we need to be in Apperley Bridge on Wednesday night as the boat is booked in for a 250 hour engine service. After a 2 hour journey we stopped at the small village of Kildwick where I had arranged to meet my brother and his family.