Category Archives: eastern waterways

May 27

Bedford. We made it all the way to Bedford, and have thoroughly enjoyed the River Great Ouse. Wildlife, blossoms, lots of things to see along the low bank river: we’ve had a great journey. I rang last night in Great … Continue reading

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May 26

How many were going to St. Ives? Well, we did, and after leaving Ely, toured along a fairly uneventful ditch/drain to Earith. A nice mooring on the river beside a marina, and then on to St. Ives. We wandered around … Continue reading

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May 23

On through to Peterborough where we re-provisioned, and moored along a large park (with strange blanket-covered lumps on park benches) and lots of swans. We had planned to go through the Standground lock at Peterborough, but unknown to us, they … Continue reading

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May 19

The River Nene (pronounced nen from Northampton until Isplip (from the Saxon meaning slippery slope- hence I slip…) then neen downstream from Islip). We had an interesting (?) mooring in Islip, where to access, one needed to turn sharply in … Continue reading

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