Sunday 10th August

We didn't wake up until 9am and knew we weren't moving the boat today, so it wasn't a problem. It was very blustery but at least it was dry.

The Narrow lock at Bedford notice the limited headroom clearance of the bridge

(we didn't want to clear our roof so this is the end of the navigation for us)

We decided to take the bikes out to have a look at Bedford and followed the river into town. The river is very wide and it looks as if the main shops lead directly off it - I will investigate tomorrow as we need the bank etc.

We had a surprise phone call from Terry and Carol who wanted to pop up this afternoon for a few hours. It was great to see them again - they arrived about 4pm and after tea and cake, we went for a walk along the river bank and back for tea. The time flew by and at 8pm they had to make a move for the journey home.

A good day with old mates. Cheers!

We settled down for a quiet evening - we are here until Thursday morning so time to relax and take things easy.