alafloat : Goodbye to York

Hi Everyone

Here we are at the end of another stay and getting ready to move on. The stay in York has been very nice the marina is very nice and the staff great very helpful with bus times etc the other boaters who are permanent here have also been extremely friendly its just like being on Fettlers. Noreen says the shower block, Toilets and Laundry are the best she has ever seen. But everything comes at a cost and it wasn’t cheap but when you are out on the move you need to just moor up plug in the electric and just sit back and CHILL.

Our Keith and Carol came Sunday and left this morning we have had a couple of great days together lots of fishing a god trip into York yesterday we even found a mooring. If you ever get the chance whilst visiting York try the Melting’s Pub just over Lindle bridge they sell the most fantastic chip buties and a great range of real ale well yes I know not completely in the diet but hey who cares they were extraordinary real chips cooked in fat not oil Ohhhhhh

York like any other city is full of tourists and lets face it we need them all that Yen pouring into to the country. the Shambles and the Minster are still thronged with crowds though I was again annoyed with the minster; years on entering you could ust say “I am here to Pray” and you walk in, Now it’s a Spanish Inquisition and really not worth the effort OK its nice to pray in the surroundings of a minster but God listens where ever you are and I flatly refuse to “Pay to Pray” But I let the Tourists pay for the up keep of one of the worlds greatest Churches and it is a very expensive building and I will talk to God where ever I am.

We are booked in to go down onto the Tidal Ouse to Selby tomorrow morning at 08.30, we have received a few conflicting stories about restrictions on going down river between the 2 July and the 8 July because of high tides However when Noreen spoke the lock keeper this morning he did not mention it so we are going. If my next Blog is from the canal We Made it” if its from Hull or the North Sea “we didn’t “ Maybe its time I had that Chat with MY MATE UPSTAIRS?????

The trip home ward is relatively plain sailing though I am sure there will be many tales add to the blog. As we are too long to go back a different way except for the river Trent and that’s a no go as we haven’t enough time before going to Australia at the end of August we will just retrace our steps its not as boring as it sounds we are meeting up with Stev and Phil on their boat Blossom and travelling back together as far as Wigan with them

Though before that we have to attend a funeral in Rufford one of our dear Boating friends has died and we dearly want to be there to pay our respects and say good bye. Travelling does sometimes throw stuff at you that you can never plan for I am sure with all our friends assistance we will be there

A FEW PICS OF OUR STAY UP ERE IN TIKE LAND

God Bless
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