Friends Visit

Monday morning we were greeted by a wet morning but by 10.00 it had stopped and the sun was out. We were moored at Torskey last night. The lock keeper had told us the the River was low but as we set off and turned on to the Trent it soon became very clear just how low it was. So it was steady going keeping to the deepest water we could find.

Not a lot of Water In The River

In To Cromwell Lock

We arrived at Cromwell Lock the end of the Tidal Trent and once through this massive lock the Trent becomes non-tidal but it does have a flow on it which is against us all the way. When in the lock the skies opened and it absolutly poured down all the way to the next lock which was 2 miles away we did get a bit wet that afternoon. we moored at NewarkNether lock for the evening

Tuesday morning the rain had stopped so we went through the lock and made our way to Newark On Trent as we need to get some provisions. So we moored near Newark castle and off to Morrisons.

Newark castle

After a successful shop we set off again heading towards Gunthorpe. We are meeting some very dear friends there David & Lorraine,
We spent a lovely time with them both and were very pleased that they had managed to visit us. They also brought some lovely things from there butcher for us and a really nice bowl painted in canal ware art and in the same colours as Tacet, thank you both very much see you later in the Year.

Wednesday we set off for Nottingham. We would be back on the canal system through Nottingham and had a really enjoyable cruise through there.

We planned to moor at Beeston for the evening and as we arrived we received a phone call from Mike who we met whilst on the Llangollen Canal. Mike was with his good lady Karel and their grand daughter Jessie and helped us through the lock back on to the River Trent. Where we moored for the evening. Whilst there I had a call from  Roger who has just had a holiday on N/B Dragonfly he and his lovely wife Anita and their daughter will be visiting us tomorrow,. Earlier in the day our friend Louise called and we have arranged to meet her husband Phil tomorrow as he is in the area. Phil is bringing Malcolm another one of our friends with him.

Time Travelled Monday 4.5 Hrs  Distance Travelled  18 Miles. 2 Locks

Time Travelled Tuesday 5.5 Hrs Distance Travelled 14.5 miles 1 Lock.

Time Travelled Wednesday 7 Hrs Distance Travelled 12 Miles 5 Locks

Total Distance Travelled 709.5 Miles 

199 Locks (Broad )239 single locks and 18 tunnel's, 10 Massive Lock

Total Tunnel length 10707 yards   
Total Time 360.5 hours  

We Are Loving It so Much