Thrapston demands correct lines and oh what a dump..

Denford to Thrapston, River Nene, 2 miles 2 locks

Ha, back to our normal speed then!

Pulled the pins fairly early this morning to beat the rain that was forecast.. our mooring of the last couple of days has been on the bank behind where you can see that narrowboat.  This gave us the whole of the meadow to ourselves.. Meg and Lucy the K9s, were in their element there…

Normally we moor by the bank in the foreground, but you can see why I like this place so much, total peace and quiet..

On through Denford lock then…

Perfect weather.. well it was then, but no sooner we had got through the lock the rain came down.  I didn’t mind really, and Lucy and Meg got themselves under the folded down back canopy to escape the worst of it.  I was pleased about that!  They get under my feet on the cruiser stern deck of No Problem.. they compete for ‘sides’ of the boat to look out to see what is going on, then I can’t get off in a hurry with ropes etc!

It was a bit hairy today through the broken bridge just before Thrapston, right on the bend with the river running, but a bit of extra throttle helped,. and on through the packet bridge at Thrapston itself it seemed ages for the 67ft to pass through, all the time the river trying to take the boat sideways into the walls of the bridge… phew, no contact!!

It rained steadily but we put the pins in at the new Environment Agency mooring at the Sailing Club.. well not exactly putting the pins in, but having to breast up with Moore2Life as there was only one space available.

This evening the rain did not abate, but the girls had not had a walk all day so it was on with the waterproofs after tea and a good stretch over the countryside.. I enjoyed very much.

Having done the decorating what do you do with the paint pots?.. Here is an idea…

Pop them in the boot of the car, oh along with the overalls that you used, and drive to a Nature Reserve, like Titchmarsh Nature Reserve and lay them out artistically for everyone to admire!

I have informed the Environment Agency, and hopefully they will clear this little lot.  I really don’t have anything else to say about it!

Dunno about tomorrow, we might cruise a bit or we might stay a bit..