The boat alongside us started its engine at 730 as arranged, and left to go upstream to get to the River Stort. We backed out and turned downstream.
It was cloudy all day with some rain and the wind started to rise.
Moored on the excellent unofficial moorings above Ashton lock in a weir stream. Walked into Ashton, home of the world conker championships, and to the Chequered Skippy. As we had been led to believe, the food here was excellent. I had Lamb followed by Elderflower Cheesecake.
After that we carried on to Fotheringhay where the land owner allows mooring for £3 a night either side of the bridge. We moored by the remains of the castle.
We had a good look round the village, and even the church which was open. The we went to the Falcon pub which turned out to be in the Michelin pub guide. I had a starter. Wood Pidgeon Terrine, which was very good. Having sampled all three beers we retired to the boat for a nightcap.
No comments:
Post a Comment