Sunday 29th July 2018

We were not sorry to leave our flour mill site and to head out of Wellingborough as we had 10 locks to tackle today and the weather was not great. On the hill as you leave is Wellingborough Prison. It started life as a Borstal, then became a prison and was then mothballed. There were rumours that it would reopen but you obviously couldn’t tell from the photo.

This farmer has a good crop of solar panels this year!

With River cruising there is a definite lack of moorings as you cannot just stop where you like. We decided not to head all the way to Northampton Marina as arriving on a Sunday afternoon is not maybe a good idea when you need a fob to exit on foot and the duty manager is probably just for emergencies. Therefore we moored at Washlands where we were lucky to get one of 3 moorings and we fitted exactly between the boats already there.

The wind was very strong and you can see the waves on the water.

This photo shows how isolated the place seems. It is a huge area for wildlife and is obviously part of the water management system of the River Nene as there were sluices all around. (The photo below was taken on Monday morning when the wind had dropped to a more manageable level)