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First day of my latest trip on the Chelonian. We are going from Leeds to Chorley, Lancs. on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. See http://www.highrise.dircon.co.uk/deptlads/canal/itinerary-jun11.htm for the details.

Train to Leeds. Met at the station by Dave, Niall and Ginger (who enthusiastically attempts to lick even more of the special coating off the lenses of my glasses), and walk back to Clarence Dock where the boat is moored.

Spend the afternoon looking around the Royal Armouries museum. It is a very odd collection. One minute you are looking at an impressive suit of elephant armour, but through the next door is an exhibit about knife crime. The medieval galleries are pretty impressive though - particularly the Henry VIII armour.



Mooring by Tower Works, Leeds

Have a short walk along the riverside before setting-off on the boat. Just a short trip - less than a mile up the River Aire and into the canal, before we stop for the night just after the second lock (Office Lock No. 2) at the pleasantly grassy BW moorings by Leeds Tower Works - right opposite Leeds Station.

Dinner on the boat.

See also: The Captain's Blog

Leeds: Clarence Dock to Tower Works: 0.75 miles, 2 locks