Saturday 12th July

Pat and Ted arrived about 11am and after a coffee and a quick catch up of news, we decided to set off for the day. The weather was a bit changeable so it had been difficult to decide the best option. We settled for a trip up the River Cam and then branched off to Wicken Lode. All the books had said that this was a narrow stretch of river but was navigable. Well it was so narrow, that initially we went straight past it, not believing that it could possibly get a narrowboat up it.

However safety in numbers, so we set off. Thank goodness we didn't meet another boat and it was such a pretty journey and even included one lock. When we got to the end, there was ample room to moor for the night and we were in the middle of the National Trust nature reserve called Wicken Fen.




Wicken Fen Lode ( approx 10ft wide)

The boys immediately decided it was time for a spot of fishing and Pat and I set off for a long walk to enjoy the late afternoon sunshine. We met a group of 30-40 wild horses and a few were very interested in us and decided to have a little nuzzle.

Gone Fishing

Water Lilies on Wicken Lode(not the usual MarshMarigold )

We were in a very isolated spot and no other boats were there, so we enjoyed an evening meal on the boat and caught up with all the news since we had all been together in Australia.