We left Thorne mid-morning, the sun was shining and we had
lovely blue skies. We cruised along at a nice steady pace and enjoyed the wonderful views. Sharon got really excited as all the trip she has been
looking for a combine harvester to take a picture of as a friend of hers Sue's partner Malcolm has a liking for them. So we took a picture of the harvester
cutting wheat for Malcolm.
There are a lot of wind turbines along this stretch of canal
and most were spinning in the breeze we wondered why some were not rotating.
There is also a train line running next to the canal most of the way.
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| The Weed got ThickerThe canal has started to bloom with a floating weed and as we made are way to Keadby it got thicker and thicker. |
As we approached Keadby the
train line crosses the canal so we had to wait for the signalman in the box to
do move the railway line, this involves a section of the track sliding to the
side it is a wonderful bit of engineering.
So we waited for the track to be moved, as you can see the weed is very thick and it took a little effort to push through this but we did and moored at very nice spot for the afternoon. It has been very hot and humid today and as we sat in the shade of a tree the ice-cream van stopped in the car park so we both had a well-deserved ice-cream.
This morning after a chat with the lock-keeper who controls the lock on to the Tidal River Trent Tacet and the Great Escape made their way through the lock and on to the river all a bit scary as this is a new experience for us all aboard Tacet, Eddy did not seem to concerned as, as usual he was asleep on the futon.
The cruise along the river is fast for a narrowboat and with the tide
pushing us we were doing nearly 6 MPH. Cruising the Trent is an enjoyable experience
with some nice views, some interesting buildings and bridges.
We turned on to the Fossdyke Navigation and moored for the
evening, this navigation would take us in to Lincoln but we don’t have time this
trip which is a shame maybe another year??.
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| Green With Weed |
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| Rail Track Sliding Closed |
So we waited for the track to be moved, as you can see the weed is very thick and it took a little effort to push through this but we did and moored at very nice spot for the afternoon. It has been very hot and humid today and as we sat in the shade of a tree the ice-cream van stopped in the car park so we both had a well-deserved ice-cream.
This morning after a chat with the lock-keeper who controls the lock on to the Tidal River Trent Tacet and the Great Escape made their way through the lock and on to the river all a bit scary as this is a new experience for us all aboard Tacet, Eddy did not seem to concerned as, as usual he was asleep on the futon.
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| The Great Escape & Tacet In Keadby Lock |
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| Lift Bridge On The Left Hand Side |
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| Large Open Water |
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| Could Be The Orwell Bridge But It's Not It's The M180 |
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| Castle Or Manor House Ruins |
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| The Great Escape With Power Station |
Time Travelled Saturday 4. Hrs Distance Travelled 9 Miles.
Time Travelled Sunday 4.5 Hrs Distance Travelled 26 miles 1 Lock.
Total Distance Travelled 665 Miles
191 Locks (Broad )239 single locks and 18 tunnel's, 10 Massive Lock
Total Tunnel length 10707 yards
Total Time 343.5 hours
Total Time 343.5 hours
We Are Loving It so Much
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