Brandon Creek, Little River Ouse to West bank, Denver Sluice, River Great Ouse
A wise decision today to set off quite early, in reasonable decent conditions, because the weather certainly deteriorated this afternoon.
We were keen to secure a mooring near Denver sluice as we are meeting some VIP's for lunch tomorrow at Jenyns Inn. A fast run (5mph!) back along the River Great Ouse, and mooring just where we had planned. A short walk to the Denver sluice lock and we saw the queue of boats patiently waiting for the time the outgoing tide would allow them to travel the short tidal stretch down to Salters Lode. The wind is still blowing so we are glad we are not doing this bit today. As the levels dropped, an island of sludge started to reveal itself, which eventually became a huge slab of mud, mid stream. We watched a few craft make their sharp right hand turn out of Salters Lode and down toward us at Denver, and a few others going down stream until the skies went black and it poured down, so a mad dash back to the boat.
Look forward to a good day tomorrow, but the engine will be having a day off!
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