Back to Denver in the rain..

Today – Wissey Bridge to Denver, River Ouse, 1.75 miles 0 locks
Weekend – Moored Nr Wissey Bridge, River Wissey

Very relaxing and quiet weekend.. a beautiful day yesterday made me extremely lazy, spending a couple of hours in the afternoon on the back deck doing nothing!!

On Saturday three large tupperware gin palaces joined us on the mooring… the fellas decked out in shorts.. it was a bit cold for that!  Still, maybe they were hoping for some warmer weather in the evening when they had a bbq.  The weather was colder, but they were still in their shorts, but with anoraks and hoods on by this time.

By Sunday lunch time they were all off.  I was amazed… one of the boats actually had a bow thruster along with twin props!!  Well it did turn quick I must admit.

We decided yesterday that we could really do with an order from Tesco pretty soon, and thought the best thing to do was to nip back down the river to Denver’s 48hr mooring where I know there is a road that runs right alongside.  One thing about travelling a new waterway is that I am not sure where to pick up orders.. the banks on this river are so high you see.  Even if there is a bridge it is sometimes impossible to get access to roads.

In the future as we travel upstream we will find an access point, moor up then get the nice man from Tesco to deliver the next day.

It was pouring with rain this morning, but we had to make the move to be at Denver by noon.  As it was we were here at 11.30, and good job too because Tesco arrived just after we tied up.  We didn’t intend to stay here today, but the weather was just too bad this afternoon, and decided to spend the night here after all.

So to Littleport or Ely tomorrow… again I am surprised at the cost of diesel, expecting it to be a lot dearer on the river, just 38p a litre from Ely Marine was the quote when I phoned them this morning.