Steep Hill leads up to Lincoln Cathedral |
After our stop at Lincoln we decided to return to Torksey and complete our journey north on the Trent. The tide was high, carrying logs and debris towards us, but after the first hour it turned and we started to pick up speed.
Keadby railway bridge, a humber keel is on the left and a coaster is moored up on the far side of the bridge. |
At Keadby the green weed is once again prolific and we kept an eye on Bess and Brinny who might have been tempted to try walking on it. Cath and John drove down to see us and we enjoyed an evening chatting and catching up on their news.
Green weed covers the canal at Keadby |
Kev's patience gave out and, as we had already sailed out of Doncaster, we turned Brent III round and returned. The new phone was packed back up and we marched back to Carphone Warehouse where, faced with the prospect of us returning the phone, the assistant put a call through to Talkmobile and had the necessary code within 5 minutes. Now the new phone is up and running we are very pleased with it.
The weather forecast indicated a change for the worse and we have some maintenance work to do so we decided to head for winter moorings. Luckily we didn't have far to go because Viking Marina had space for us. The wind was getting up as we arrived but that didn't stop us having a drink or two with Cath and John that evening.
Our cratch board made a convenient shelf for the empties - guess which one was mine! |
Since leaving the marina in April we have covered 846 miles and come through 456 locks.
Map of the waterways we travelled in 2014.