We have passed quite a few lovely old mills. Some of them have been turned into houses, one into a hotel - which unfortunately has closed - and some are just waiting for an entrepreneur to find a good use for the building.
We were pleased to see that the Environment Agency which run this waterway had some weed cutters out this morning as the warm weather has certainly increased weed growth and therefore has decreased the depth and width of the river.
This Archimedes Screw is supposed to be dealing with a shoal of rubble but again it wasn’t working as we passed.
We stopped at a lovely mooring for lunch. Rain is forecast and apparently there was thunder rumbling around last night but we didn’t hear any. We are really enjoying this trip back up the Nene. We thought that it may be boring as we had just passed in the other direction about 3 weeks ago but everything looks different when we approach from the other direction and yet it is good to recognise familiar landmarks.
Above Titchmarsh lock the river is definitely narrower as we move upstream. In parts it looks like an exploration into deepest Africa. At various points today we have seen paddleboarders, canoeists and swimmers all enjoying the fantastic weather and the lovely surroundings. We have seen young men jumping off bridges into the water having a great time. I know that it is dangerous but no matter how many warning notices are displayed the temptation is just too great!
Just After Thrapston the A45 crosses the river and a few live- aboards have taken up residence. Presumably they have become impervious to the noise.
At 5pm the weather suddenly changed and it started to rain, the first we have had in 5 weeks aboard. Luckily we were very close to our intended mooring so we didn’t get too wet. At least the temperature has dropped a little.
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