Sunday Roast at The Ship before we arrive in Ely

Today – EA Moorings nr The Ship to Ely, Gt Ouse, 9 miles 0 locks
Weekend – Norfolk Fen to EA Moorings near The Ship, Brandon Creek and Gt Ouse, 8 miles 0 locks

Saturday was ‘feet up’ day, and I caught up on some computer stuff that has needed sorting.. but I really fancied a roast on Sunday, so we pulled the pins on the lovely moorings at Norfolk Fen and made our way to the end of the River Little Ouse to the Ship which is right on the junction with the Gt Ouse.  There is a lot of wildlife on this river, something different round every corner.. here a grebe taxi!

Look closely, the kids getting a ride down the river!

I really thought the moorings outside the Ship would be full.. but when we arrived such a shock.. not a soul about at all!!

Sunday roast was fantastic, one of the best roasts I have had for ages too, so do go in there for sure if you pass on a weekend… It was too noisy to stay there for the evening though as there is a busy road crossing the river at this point, so Vic and Ann on Moore2\Life untied the ropes…

And we turned left onto the main river to settle for the night at the moorings some half mile further upstream.  The road does run alongside at this point, but the banks are so high that the traffic can hardly be heard. We were a bit greedy.. No Problem and Moore2Life filled the whole mooring.

Well to be honest there are loads of EA moorings along this part of the river.. amazing really because it is very open and desolate.. very very rural indeed.

Today we made our way 9 miles upstream to Ely.  The banks are high and the river runs dead straight.. nothing to see or do.. I got the gps out and it said 4.6mph.. which meant just a two hour trip…

Here you can see how desolate this is.. some find it OK, but I just like to get this bit over with, too boring for me.  I couldn't wait to get into Ely, I really like the town and the cathedral is magnificent.  From the river it looks good too..

It is very busy here on the waterfront, there are a lot of boats about.  In contrast to the weekend on the Little Ouse where just a couple of boats came by the whole time.  But we have a space right in the middle and I think we might stay for a couple of days.. Vic and I went out for lunch before having a browse around the shops.  I notice that white shirts with the word England on them are being sold for next to nothing, and St George flags are selling for just 25p.  I hear too that Maplins are actually giving them away free!!.. Ah we will have something else to wave the flag about soon!