A New Fishing Rod and Lots of Rain

Bramwith Lock to Maud's Swing Bridge, South Yorkshire Navigations, 6.75 miles 2 locks

Moved on today towards Keadby.

Met a fisherman boater yesterday, and after a long chat about carbon fibre poles, he knocked the door this morning and gave me one of his poles. He had rigged up a line and float for it too, so I am now the proud owner of a new fishing rod!

It was a very muggy day with rain and thunder on and off all day, but we managed to miss most of it. Stopped for a couple of hours at Thorne to do the laundrette at Stanilands Marina, and into the little town for supplies. The laundrettes at these boatyards are great. No lugging laundry through towns, and they are always so much cheaper, half the price in fact than normal laundrettes.

Quiet day today. Had a quick practice fish with my new aquisition before the rain set in for the evening. Hopefully try again tomorrow