Showing posts with label Eleven locks. Good company.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eleven locks. Good company.. Show all posts

Monday, 11 May 2009

Two thirds up the Nene


Well last night I could not access the intenet,the joys of technology.
To get you upto date. We left Ferry Meadows at 08-30 hrs and went as far as Wansford station where we stopped for breakfast. After looking around the station shop we carried on. It was a warm sunny day and the wind had dropped.It was a long day but an enjoyable one. In the day we passed through nine locks without drama.At approximatly 18-00 hrs we moored at Ashton lock in a quiet back water just off the main river.
So this morning I had the job of turning round to rejoin the river. It went well considering the back water was only an inch or two wider than the length of the boat.
The wind was back today but it was still sunny, we made good progress.
At lower Barnwell lock we joined up with another boat And did the next three locks with them, they were returning to there home mooring at Titchmarsh Mill. This helped us make even better progress. So thanks to Pat and her hubby on there boat Ballinruan(hope I spelt that right).
We had thought of mooring for the night at Thrapston, however it was too early to finish for the day so we carried on to Irthlingborough at the side of Rushden and Diamonds football Club.
This is the very place where I fell in the river when we came down with the boat nearly four years ago losing my glasses and drowning my mobile phone.
Trying to be more careful this time. So days end complting eleven locks today.

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