Prickwillow on the Lark

Yesterdays restful day in Ely finished at an excellent Turkish Restaurant.  After breakfast we had a quick trip to Waitrose as there will be no shops until sometime on Saturday.  Then we moved off to the waterpoint to fill our tank for the first time one this voyage.

Typical Great Ouse scenary north of Ely

Then down the Great Ouse.  The section north of Ely is not very interesting, the river being wide and straight with the countryside beyond hidden by the flood banks.  The one saving grace was that the conditions enabled us to cruise at a fairly steady 4mph, without any real load on the engine.

Moored at Prickwillow

After about 3 miles we turned off the Great Ouse onto the River Lark, a small tributary.  Another 3 miles took us to the moorings at the delightfully named very small village of Prickwillow where we stopped at lunchtime.  We had wanted to moor here again as the last time we had visited breakfast was enlivened by excellent views of a feeding kingfisher which eventually perched on our roof.  Sadly though we have not seen one (yet).

6 miles 0 locks 2 hours 10 mins cruising