On our travels today we encountered this strange paddle wheeled craft.
It was being operated under a white cable spanning the river ...
… and had fearsome-looking serrated fangs. It didn't seem to be a weed cutter and it seemed to be driven too fast to be looking for a submerged cable. Anyone know what it is?
That was some way into our trip today. Just after setting off we passed the castle mound and fenced-off rubble at Fotheringhay.
I told you it wasn't much.
More spectacular, some would say, was this house at Sibson.
We stopped for lunch on the EA moorings at Wansford, right by the Nene Valley Railway. Unfortunately no trains were running today, although one loco was clearly fired up.
Here is
Jubilee on the mooring.
As we approached Orton we went past an interesting-looking turning off the main river. The OS map indicated it connected to a lake. Looking behind I could see a sign detailing all sorts of attractions, including free 24 hour mooring. We reversed back and turned up the arm to take a look.
Very soon we found ourselves indeed on a lake!
It's amazing! We crossed the lake and spotted two pontoons, so we tied up and revelled in the BIGNESS of it all.
This is Overton Lake at Ferry Meadows Country Park. The woman on the boat on the neighbouring pontoon was horrified that we'd come anticlockwise round the island as it's meant to be very shallow. I didn't notice. She has towed grounded boats off the shallows in the past.
There are lots of things for families to do here: Ally might visit tomorrow with Josiah. After tea we cycled round the lake but at different times: Jan went while I was changing the oil.
Apparently there is a bit of rain (what's that?) forecast for tomorrow. We are told that the Nene tends to rise quickly after rain, so we hope there's not too much before we get through Stanground Sluice in a couple of days' time.
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