River levels rise at Titchmarsh

Moored Titchmarsh, River Nene

We are between two lowish footbridges at the moment, the one upstream from us we got under easily yesterday to moor up, but this evening we would not have got under it..

In fact just one boat passed this morning going upstream, but not for long, realising that he could not get under the bridge he reversed back downstream to moor up close to us against another narrowboat.  There is quite a community here now!

The bridge in front of us I think we will be able to get under, I had a look this evening while out for a walk. But we will wait just for the water levels to drop a bit before moving off. 

We are not in any hurry, and it has been raining constantly today.  In fact this morning I spent inside No Problem, venturing out this afternoon when the rain stopped for a while.  I popped into town to get mail that had been posted from ‘dan saff’, however, it has not arrived yet.  I will return tomorrow!

I went again to Thrapston later in the early evening to visit the fish and chip shop!!!

Yep, cod and chips for my tea tonight, yummy!  I have not had fish and chips since last year, promising myself a fish supper once I had lost 2 stone.

After eating all that I thought I better take the girls out for a late evening walk around the huge sailing lake here.  On the way back an enormous cluster of cowslips..

That is the sailing club lake on the left and on the right is the river and in the distance Islip Church.

Think I might go on a long hike tomorrow if we stay here, there are some nice walks, by the look of it, west of where we are through some woodlands..