2. Arthur - The Photo Gallery

2010-07-20 Arthur's Summer Odyssey - Part 2

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"Arthur", safely moored in The Custom House Quay at the rear of the Hunt Museum. And before you ask where are all the photos between Ardnacrusha and Custom House Quay there is a very simple answer...there are none! Why so? Because our descent down the Tailrace and into Limerick under the expert eye of Pat Lysaght was FAST and BUMPY! No option for taking photos. We were glad to arrive in Limerick safe and sound!
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"Arthur", safely moored in The Custom House Quay at the rear of the Hunt Museum. And before you ask where are all the photos between Ardnacrusha and Custom House Quay there is a very simple answer...there are none! Why so? Because our descent down the Tailrace and into Limerick under the expert eye of Pat Lysaght was FAST and BUMPY! No option for taking photos. We were glad to arrive in Limerick safe and sound!

  • Day 1: Tuesday, July 20th, 2010. <br /> "Arthur" departed Portumna and started the trip down Lough Derg bound for Limerick via Killaloe, Parteen Weir, Ardnacrusha and the Abbey River. In late June we had already enjoyed a two-week trip to Limerick, Kilrush, Liscannor, The Cliffs of Moher and The Aran Islands. On this second coastal cruise we hoped to travel south. Last year's abortive effort saw us reach Cahersiveen. This year we hoped to go further south....Bantry Bay was in our sights. However there were other hurdles to be overcome first! In 2008 and 2009 we had been part of a three boat Cruise-in-Company. This time we were going to have to complete two significant passages by ourselves....a first for "Arthur" and her crew who were so used to cruising in company! On this occasion we would have to negotiate Limerick to Kilrush and Kilrush to Dingle on our own. Many questions remained to be answered.<br /> We set out in glorious sunshine and encountered 'Lady Faye' and 'Miss Eva' close to Williamstown. They were returning from the recent Cruising Club event at Scarriff. We stopped for approx. 15 minutes before continuing on our journey.
  • We approached Killaloe at circa 17.10 and proceeded to lower the radar arch in preparation for passing through the bridge at Killaloe. Weather still holding up at this point in the passage
  • We arrived at Parteen Weir circa 17.45 having previously notified Ger Reid of our ETA.
  • Parteen Weir
  • Unfortunately there was a problem re opening the barriers at the sluice gate and it was necessary for someone to be despatched to Parteen to fix the problem.
  • After a relatively short delay the problem was fixed and we proceeded on our journey to Ardnacrusha.
  • Newly installed mooring facility to assist users of keypad for opening/closing sluice gate.
  • The water was absolutely calm on the Ardnacrusha Headrace, all the way from Parteen Weir to Ardnacrusha.
  • Approaching Cloonlara Bridge we got ready to check out for the Eel Nets...
  • And then we noticed....the Eel Nets...there they were....GONE!
  • Discarded eel net structures ....
  • We leave Cloonlara Bri.dge behind us and continue towards Ardnacrusha
  • And the water is still SOOOOO CALM!
  • And we were not the only ones travelling on this stretch of waterway!
  • We approached Ardnacrusha circa 19.20
  • Mary gets ready to grab a riser in the upper chamber...
  • On the way down....We had a very smooth descent through the upper chamber in a record time (for us at any rate) of approx. 15 minutes!
  • Oops! Where did this come from? It was not here when we last came through Ardnacrusha at the beginning of July!
  • "Arthur", safely moored in The Custom House Quay at the rear of the Hunt Museum. And before you ask where are all the photos between Ardnacrusha and Custom House Quay there is a very simple answer...there are none! Why so? Because our descent down the Tailrace and into Limerick under the expert eye of Pat Lysaght was FAST and BUMPY! No option for taking photos. We were glad to arrive in Limerick safe and sound!
  • Sarsfield Lock in the distance...just left of the green light.
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