A hot day was forecast so we started early at 9am. We made steady progress, but at 2.7 mph it was significantly slower than previous days on the lower river.
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| Lazy Otter Marina and pub |
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| On the Old West River west of the Lazy Otter |
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| Some duckweed but not enough to affect progress |
The scenery has steadily improved as we travelled upstream, changing from the typical Fen waterway of a straight channel between two high embankments to something more akin to a real river. The embankments are still there but are frequently at some distance from the often tree-lined waterway which meanders from one embankment to the other. It seems as if the embankments were built when the river was more substantial before most of the flow was diverted in the 17th Century along the New and Old Bedford Rivers.
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| Moored near Aldreth |
We stopped for the day just after 12:00 at Aldreth High Bridge GOBA (Great Ouse Boating Association) moorings. GOBA have created a useful set of basic moorings for its members along the Great Ouse and its tributaries. Any boater cruising these waters would be well advised to pay the small membership fee to join GOBA.
This afternoon the weather has become hotter and more humid so we are glad we stopped. As I write this blog the temperature in the cabin is around 30 degC.
Today: 7.75 miles, 3 hours travelling
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