What are we going to do today lazybones lazybones come on
well I don't think we have any food, so no food and we don't have milk so I think first
thing we have to do is go to the shop in Ballimore and then we're going to head up to
killtybardan lough, that sounds like a good plan.
Ballinamore is one of those towns on the waterways has just about
everything and there's not too many towns like that so when you come across
one it's a good idea to pull in and stock up. we're just putting up here, there's two
stone jetties. Right in the centre of the town and if you're looking for
eateries up the top of the town there's Prior's pub then Smyth's Pub down closer
to the Harbor and in between the two there's the Commercial Hotel. Believe it or not there's three laundrys, a library
there's even two supermarkets here. SuperValu
that Marion's going to and then up the town there's also a Tescos. Did you get
everything? You forgot your shopping list!
What's new! It's absolutely glorious weather. Fabulous.
Happy days. Hello
This is where we hope that we tied the boat up properly.
There's the public marina. It's the second public mooring that there is in Ballinamore.
They have all the facilities here now, they have shower and the toilet
so yeah. I'm not so sure about washing machines, somebody said that they were
going to take those away.
So at this point the canal is wrapping itself around the Ballinamore Golf
Course. The Golf Course is just in there on my left-hand side. And there's plenty lads
out playing golf today, taking advantage of this beautiful winter of sunshine.
It's a rarity to get a day as good as this so we thought we might as well get out and make the most of it.
Clearly we weren't the only ones that thought that. Plenty golfers thought the same.
There's a lot of over grown branches here we know the
waterways Ireland guys are working the way up along the the canal so when they
get here they do have there work cut out for themselves, there's a enough a lot of cutting
back to be done but it'll make a huge difference when it
is done. You wouldn't say it was scorching hot or anything today but you
can just about get away with wearing a t-shirt the sun is out, glorious, super!
That's what I'm trying to look at. So it's it's absolutely blinding. So much
so that if a boat came towards me, It's unlikely that a boat will come towards me, but in
the unlikely event that one did, do you know what? yeah ye wouldn't see it.
Well that sorted that.
you might pay to see behind me here the golf course
so the canal goes at almost like a horseshoe shape all around the golf course
We're coming to the end of it there now
I can't see anybody out playing golf at the moment but where we were further back there were
plenty golfers. Maybe this is the last hole or something.
Well you knew what you were doing...
It was bloody freezing...
I'll have to confess right that, part of the reason for going for a spin was the
engines heat up the water and we wanted to get showers
so after driving for about 10 minutes Marion went in and had a shower and I was kind
of testing to see was the water warm and was it?.... NO.
Well I looked at the temperature gauge
the engine, I thought oh no, that's not very hot
It's going to take a while to heat up the water.
I feel clean. clean but cold. No I'm warm actually
Boat's lovely and wars, the heating is on in the boat.
It's actually lovely out here even. It's just that now I can't come out, my hair is wet.
Oh right.
So I can't do any more locks! So I'll be on strike! No you'll have to work!
You have to earn your keep.
it's gas we're just in the shade the sun is behind those trees there because it's winter time
The sun is low in the sky so we're in the shade here and what a different that makes to the
temperature, I really should have a jacket on me now... it is cold
We'll be past these trees shortly so we'll be back into the sun
I'll warm up again then, any second now the sun's gonna break through them trees
No you'll be grant. Alright so doing the locks, I don't do these too often but
Marion normally does them. We insert the card, there that's it she's activated
so we want to close the bottom gates
so you have to keep your finger on the button. But the lock panels are so easy to to use
they're just self explanatory.
There's the upper level there.
So I'm going for Letting Water In.
And I'm letting water in on the same side the boat is tied onto
we can let water in on this side as well. We'll wait till it's comes up a
little bit water levels have risen in the lock and the turbulence has died down
before I do that. This is the view from the lock.
Some sheep grassing in the field. That's where we just came from.
So this is lock number seven Ballyduff and underneath it there is the original name that this place
this locality. That says lock seven Béal Átha Duibh.
which means, The Black Town.
just beautiful
Just out with our two mugs of tea now. My mug broke this morning. Yeah this is kind of in our terms of things this is a disaster isn't it
when our mug breaks and it just cracked. There's the weir so the lock gates are now open.
and we're ready to head out.
There's a marker, in among all the bushes. I don't think the channel goes that direction.
this is absolutely spectacular.
smell coming from the galley is absolutely massive Mar you have to
show us what it is you're cooking down here. Err Corma. If you could smell this is absolutely, the smell is magnificent.
That's my Corma for today. That looks and smells absolutely gorgeous. Lets hope it is. I can't wait to get stuck into that.
So this is Kiltybardan Lough and it emm, what's the name of the place on lough Ree?
the little mooring at the spot called Safe Harbour. At Rindoon Point. Well I often said that that was a beautiful
spot but this is on a par with it it's absolutely magnificent it really is it's
a peaceful quiet spot it's well exposed if if the wind came up now yeah you
could you could be caught out but you can't get a shore from the jetty here or
anything but it's just absolutely stunning on a day like this we have the
whole place to ourselves. That's the best thing bout being out in the winter time. You'd miss company though. A couple of other boats would be nice to have a bit of company.
Other people wouldn't believe what we have here it's just in the middle of winter and look I'm in a t-shirt
It's gorgeous now I'd say it's it's only just barely bearable to ware a t-shirt today
You're just being a macho man! I had a fleece on earlier on. I know any time if you're in the shade
because the Sun is very low in the sky so it's easy to get shade and it got
bloody cold and I can tell you. It's just fabulous. So this is Kiltybardan Lough beautiful
beautiful spot and one to put on your bucket list it's a must see mooring
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