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| View of the Middle Level Main drain |
The weather has turned cooler which is something of a relief. We travelled from Upwell through the contiguous village of Outwell, over the wide but unnavigable Middle Level Main Drain arriving at Salter's Lode at 12:00 where the Lock takes us onto the tidal Great Ouse.
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| View of Denver Sluice at low tide |
We can only pass through the lock when tide and waterlevel conditions are right so we had a 3 hour wait. After lunch on board we walked up the river bank to see the expanse of mudbanks exposed at low tide and to get a view of the Denver Sluice Complex which controls the flow of water from much of East Anglia. The lock at Denver Sluice takes us from the tidal waters onto the non-tidal Great Ouse.
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| A 70 foot boat turning right out of Salter's Lode Lock |
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| Approaching Denver Sluice Lock |
At 15:30 the lock keeper arrived and 45 minutes later we were asked to enter Salter's Lode Lock, two boats having passed through ahead of us. After a short delay caused by one of those two boats getting stuck on a mudbank we were on our way out of the lock into the incoming tide. A quick right turn was helped considerably by the wind and the tide and we arrived in the Denver lock in 20 minutes. After a short wait for another boat to join us we descended from the tidal water level. Within half a mile we found moorings not far from the Jenyn Arms were we will eat this evening, and enjoy a well needed drink after today's excitements.
Today: 6.83 miles, 2 locks, 3hours 30 minutes travelling.
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