Ripon and the Start of our return South

Sunday, Oxclose Lock to Ripon Basin and return, 5 miles 4 locks. Today, Oxclose Lock, Ripon Canal to Newton-on-Ouse, 15.5 miles 4 locks

We wandered up the last couple of miles or so of the Ripon Canal yesterday morning, and took the enevitable 'Sue at the end of canal' photo before venturing into the city.

We strolled round the cathederal, even daring to enter the Saxon crypt which was part of the first church on this site called St Winifred's believed to be built in 670. Awesome. Then walked around some of the shops in the centre, a lovely place.

It was noisy by the canal terminus a road ran very close, so we decided to go back to our mooring of the previous night, arriving there albeit late in the evening.

Today we set off early to try and get a mooring outside that pub again! The trip down river was just great, the wind of the past week had gone and the sun was warm, we saw the oyster catchers again and some grey wagtails.

We arrived here about lunch time, and so had a wonderful afternoon of good fishing.

This evening we have had some very sad news from Chas and Ann that their elderly little dog Aly has died, our thoughts are with them. She was a smashing little dog. {hugs} to you both xx

Tomorrow we will leave here and do a quick stop off in York for provisions and some bait, then on to Naburn Locks by 4.30pm for our trip on the outward tide down the River Ouse to Selby.