On to March

We left early at 7:55 as Densie was booked in for a service at Fox Narrowboats in March around lunchtime.  We only had one lock to descend - Ashline Lock a hundred yards further on from where we were moored.  Then onwards through the Fens.

Ol Rivere Nene before Angle Corner

One of several WW2 pill boxes built to prevent an invasion force using the waterways

 For the first 2 miles until the junction with the 20 foot Drain at Angle corner we mde fast progress.  Here we left the old River Nene and the waterway became narrow and shallow, our speed slowing down to around 2.5 mph.

On the positive side the boat was surrounded by large numbers of fish.  We were very pleased to see something a bit like a small shark which we assume was a pike, the first one I have ever seen.  Other than that there were also many shoals of perch, the only fresh water fish we have learned to recognise, and of course lots of other fish we didnt know including some quite large ones perhaps a foot or so in length.  Unfortunately there were also patches of blanket weed, mainly around the 2 or 3 farms we passed but we only had to stop once to clear the prop.

Once we met the old River Nene again at Floods Ferry the waterway returned to its former width and depth and our speed returned to 3.5mph.  But the waters were rather cloudy and there were no more fish to be seen.

Densie moored in March

We reached Fox Narrowboats at 11:55 as planned and the boat was serviced once the engneer returned from lunch.  We set off again on the 0.75 mile journey into March where we had to wait 45 minutes for a mooring to become available, finally tieing up at 4pm.

Today: 10.9 miles, 1 lock 4 hours 40 minutes travelling.