We've cruised to Whitlesey: River Nene Monday?

Desperately in need of a really long walk I rounded up the boys and set off from March along The Woodman's Way in the direction of Wimbledon - my God it was bleak; one of the (many) sunless days and a roaring NE wind.

 This bit of track providing a little respite with a few twigs either side

 But it was just too cold and we retreated back via the beautiful St Wendreda's Church to MR's fireside - hopefully we'd walked far enough to undo some of the bodily damage self inflicted at the Rose and Crowns Beer Festival the previous day

 Although the wind was still evil, the following day the sun came out much to Daisy cat's immense pleasure - she does love a good dust bath in the sun 

 and the heat in the steel

 out of the wind in a nice sunny well deck

 G returned from a visit to his Mum yesterday and so we set off for Whittlesey at 9.00 am this morning

 Although the sun was shining the ever present wind was brutal  

 although the boys were quite happy to watch the world drift (very slowly) past us - a chap in a car paced us for awhile to chat to G through his car window which helped some time pass

 Little else to break the landscape - oooh a trig point

 oooooh a bridge - anyone for limbo?

 It took us just over 3 hours to cover the 10 1/2 miles and 1 lock - Daisy, it seems, was desperately in need of a bit of weapon sharpening the second we moored

 A pleasant mooring, although a bit noisy with the 5 a side court and scooter/bike concrete thingy causing much excitement all afternoon - great facilities for the kids though and it stopped us nodding off

 Daisy headed off to find some innocent victims whilst we booked our passage onto the River Nene through Stanground Lock for 10 am Monday .. so we just might get to meet up with NBs Balmaha and No Problem if their window to cross The Wash opens.

One things for sure, if you like certainties and routines, never ever go messing about on the rivers