Cruising on to St Neots, it's a bit warmer at last

Paxton to St Neots, River Great Ouse, 3.5 miles 1 lock

Moored on the parkland is lovely here this evening, the boat crews on the other side of the river are just getting into the dragon boat, there is a regatta here next weekend and it is practice time.  Dragon Boat Racing is an art, the rowers ‘oaring’ at the sound of the drum beat..

So this morning we pulled the pins on our lovely mooring at Paxton.. Here we are away, and Chas and Ann of NB Moore2Life just about to follow suit…

Over the weekend I have been doing a lot of walking, well this is a fabulous area, and there is going to be a lot of extension to the Nature Reserve here, although they are still working the gravel removal, there are plenty of lakes, and plenty of walks.. here while walking, I cross a backwater of the Great Ouse near Offord Cluny..

And always handy to pass a farm with free range eggs as here as I did at Diddlington…

I always keep a couple of quid in my pocket just in case I pass this sort of sign.. and a doz and a half went into the ruck sack.. Yum, and this morning we had a couple, and they sat up in the pan without spreading right out.. they must have been laid that very day!

I walked 9 miles yesterday after the F1.. Louis Hamilton did well.. he ain’t a bad driver at all! .  This time I walked over to Paxton Woods on the far side of the A1.  Here they are mixing farming with countryside preservation, and they have collections of wild flowers all marked out along the footpaths.. It sure is nice to see this sort of farming practice..

On the way to St Neots lock, I heard that high pitched screech meaning that there is a kingfisher close by, and sure enough I spied him at the last minute on a branch.. grabbed the camera.. not the best of pics, but look very carefully at the bottom left of the pic.. that surely is another kingfisher..

Well I never.. see you never know what your camera might take a picture of that you don’t see!!

St Neots lock is huge and here you can see Moore2Life and No Problem in the lock one behind the other, we could have also been able to be side to side in this one.. No Problem and Moore2Life add up to about 125ft!…

 It once was a small lock, having been rebuild recently..

This afternoon I took the opportunity to pick up a few bits and bobs from the town, and then over to the library for some fresh books, Vic is getting through them like no tomorrow at the moment.. It’s quiet here tonight, the sun is shining, but oh that wind is still high out on the river… a very pleasant outlook though..