Cogenhoe to Irthlingborough, River Nene
Welcome back winter! It has been cold, windy, overcast and just plain horrid today! We left Cogenhoe and battled further along the Nene through a few more guillotine locks, seeing the odd person along the way, and then a couple of hire boats amazingly, approaching a lock very slowly due to long strands of the green Nene weed around their props we suspect.
We shopped in Wellingborough and then continued on to Irthlingborough, which included operating the radial gate at Ditchford Lock as our picture shows. The Environment Agency had thoughtfully moored their weed cutter boat on the approach to this lock, which in the wind, certainly tested Bobs boating skills.
As we approached Irthlingborough we encountered a low bridge with several arches - the guide book merely says "use largest arch" - and this was it!
Somehow, it was a relief to find space still available alongside the Rushden and Diamonds Football Club at Irthlingborough, since unless you are prepared to use the anchor, mooring has to be at designated spots like this.
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