We woke up to some sunshine though the forecast had been for torrential
rain and a yellow rain warning! Richard
took Muffin for his morning constitutional and had to cut it short as there was
a heavy shower but then it stopped and all was OK. I did my trip to Sainsburys and stocked up on
fresh food for a few days.
We had planned on staying in Bishop’s Stortford for a couple of nights
but a) we really didn’t like where we were moored and b) Richard is worried
that if Bertha hits on Sunday bridges
so he wants to get below the last low bridge by Saturday night.
We dumped what we had to dump but didn’t need water – for once – and
then continued down the river. The rain
started but only showers – some heavy and some not so heavy.
Just below Twyford Lock there are two highly painted boats but of very
different lengths! The second one is
only a dinghy though it looks bigger.
We stopped for lunch just before Spellbrook Lock and as we were pulling
out another boat appeared behind us. The
river was obviously up a bit as the plants got a bit more than a hair-cut under
bridge 43 this time.
As we passed Hillingbury Marina another boat pulled out in front of
us. Three boats in a queue for a lock
causes inconvenience as there are continuous moorers at every lock leaving only
space for one to moor up whilst operating the lock. It did become a little easier as we spread
ourselves out.
By Sheering Mill Lock the rain was hammering down so we pulled over
just before the next lock, Feakes, and moored for the night.
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| Our mooring - we were behind the green boat |
5.72 miles
6 locks
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