Today we went up the Bingley 5 rise, and rose quicker and better than the best yorkshire puddings on bake off that we’d watched on iPlayer tucked in bed the previous evening. Bingley 5 rise is one of the wonders of the waterways; a staircase with 5 chambers taking you up (or down!) 60 feet.

The locks average a 12ft rise, and the gates are a little leaky so there can be quite a deluge of water in some places. The locks are only just long enough for Oliver to fit, so there’s no way to escape a bit of a shower.  Good job we’ve got a new cratch cover as the old one leaked like a seive!

The scenery today was just fantastic, there were some amazing views and the sun shone on us all day. Day’s like today are what making boating great. It’s hard to beat going through scenery like this, beer in hand, sun shining and Sarah by my side!

To wrap it all up, we met up with Mum and Dad again in Skipton for some cracking Fish and Chips, Yorkshire style. Fantastic!

Here’s hoping we have more days like this!