Well the rivers seem to be behaving themselves so I plan to spend a couple of weeks on the water over Christmas and New Year. Having spent the last two Christmases onboard, once unintentionally, it seems to be almost traditional.
The plan is to head over to the boat tomorrow and either stay overnight in the marina or move a few miles down river depending on time and weather. I'll then spend a couple of days cruising the Nene to Peterborough and hope to move through Stanground lock to the Middle Levels on Friday morning. Another couple of days should see me through March to the Denver Sluice complex which connects the middle levels to the Great Ouse. I need to check opening hours, which are tide dependant, but hope to get through by Sunday. That leaves a couple of days to reach St Ives for Christmas.
Outline Plan:
Tues 17th: Depart marina late afternoon and moor up after a couple of miles at Oundle bridge
Wed 18th: Cruise down towards Peterborough probably mooring at Elton or Wansford.
Thu 19th: Continue to Peterborough and stock up at ASDA.
Fri 20th: Move through Stanground lock onto the middle levels to March.
Sat 21st: Continue through the middle levels toward Denver .
Sun 22nd: Move through Salters Lode onto the tidal Ouse and then through Denver sluice onto the non-tidal Gt Ouse. Head towards Ely - how far I get will depend on time through Denver.
Mon 23rd: Carry on up the Ouse, probably stop overnight somewhere short of Earith.
Tues 24th: Final leg to St Ives.
Of course this is all dependant on the weather and lock hours so I could well end up celebrating Christmas anywhere on the river. I'll keep the blog updated and hope to see a few friends popping in during the trip.
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