Another Journey - up the Nene and back

After a 2 month break we are out on Dense again.  Our plan is to travel across the Middle Levels to the Nene at Peterborough and then cruise gently up the river for a week or so.  Then we turn round and go back to our mooring at Floods Ferry.

We left home at 10am to drive to the marina arriving some 45 minutes later . By midday the car had been unpacked, the boats water tank filled and we were ready to go. We did think about eating lunch  first but we estimated the journey to our overnight mooring at Whittlesey as 3 hours and by that time there was a danger that the mooring would be full, and there are no alternatives.  So we set off and had lunch on the move.

 I have written before about the Middle Levels so nothing more to say than flat, rather boring and shallow in places, though in the bright sunshine the scenery looked almost attractive at times.

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On the Middle Levels near Floods Ferry

After ascending Ashline lock, the only one today, we reached Whittlesey recreation ground moorngs at 3pm. There were already two other boats there but we were just able to squeeze half the boat alongside the official mooring, so good enough for one night.

Statistics: 6.6 miles 1 lock 3 hours travelling