After a few weeks ashore I was beginning to pine for the gentle rocking of a boat on the water. I have caught up on a few jobs at home and felt it was time to do the same on the boat. I replaced the fridge, at great expense, and had to carry out a little woodwork to fit the new one into the galley (kitchen). Then had a few mundane jobs to do: sealing a joint in the cratch, sealing the chimney joint, cleaning the engine room and sorting a minor water leak (from the engine not the hull).
Having completed a few jobs I decided to take her out on the river as it's a dry day.
After stocking up on food and coal I slipped the mooring at around noon and set off down the Nene to the first lock only a couple of hundred yards from the marina.
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| Lower Barnwell Lock |
Although it's dry there is still a chilly wind and as mooring spots are a bit few and far between I decided to moor up early and spend the night just below the A605 bridge on the outskirts of Oundle. The next mooring spot is Elton which I would struggle to reach before sunset.
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| Mooring for the evening |
Not sure yet how long I'll stay out as I don't want to get trapped like last year. Will have to play it day by day.
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