Escape from lockdown

After 10 months off the boat we are on the move again.  We have left our mooring of the past 12 months at Floods Ferry near March in the fens and are relocating to Dunchurch Pools Marina near Rugby, a journey of 2 weeks or so.

All the clothes and electronic gear was packed yesterday so first thing this morning aafter transfering the contents of the fridge to coolbags we loaded up the car and drove to Floods Ferry.  An hour later we were ready to leave having loaded the bags and food onto the boat and filled up with water.

Typical fenland waterway

As soon as we left the marina it started raining and continued on and off for the rest of the journey. Fortunately the rain was not  too heavy and we kept dry in our waterproofs. The scenery is rather uninteresting, especially in the rain, with long straight sections of somewhat shallow drainage channels through the very flat farmland.  3 hours and 6 miles later we ascended Ashline lock at Whittlesey we we have moored for the night.

6.6 miles, 3.25 hours travelling