Last Friday I went on a trip on the Sobriety with 12 members of my Goole WEA class from the Waterways museum at Goole. Sobriety is a Humber keel, built in 1910 and now fitted out for day and residential trips either along the canal system or on the river.
The trip was organised by Eileen Sherburn who, with her husband Goff, is a member of the class. Goff has spent his working life on such vessels and, as their son Chris, along with Waterways manager Rachel Walker, were our crew, we were in safe hands.
Although it was cold and sometimes wet it was fascinating to see Goole and the local villages of Swinefleet, Saltmarshe, Blacktoft and Whitgift from the river. We journeyed past Hull up to Paull as we were travelling with the tide which was flowing quickly. The trip took us all day and we returned to Goole around half past six in the evening, passing through Ocean Lock on our way back to the museum.
Below are some pictures of our trip taken by Gilbert Tawn, our resident photographer!
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| Sobriety at the Waterways museum |
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| Leaving Goole |
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| Passing Saltmarshe |
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| Whitgift church |
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| Yokefleet windmill |
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| Gilbert |
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| Passing under the Humber Bridge |
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| Hull |
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| Almost home |
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| St John's church, Goole |
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