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Posted on: Thursday June 14, 2018 at: 5:49 pm
Well, maybe not quite, but we have just travelled as far east as we believe it is possible to go in a narrowboat (well, one as long as Brandy Pad anyway). The river Little Ouse (otherwise known as Brandon Creek), flows into the Great Ouse from the east and we have just made it as far as Brandon, where we turned around and eventually moored up at a wonderful, remote mooring.
Well, I say remote, but it is apparently also between two US Air Force bases and we have had regular visits from fighter planes (Tornadoes?) making what are presumably practice flights overhead. Hence it can be quite noisy.
As today has been rather windy, we decided to stay put and catch up on some chores – like fixing the Bowcam so that we can upload more pictures to the webpage (https://brandypad.uk/view-from-the-bow/) for you to view. The images are normally updated every 4 minutes or so and you get an even better view than we do as the camera is at the bow, when we are at the stern.
Moored up with gangplank
In this picture, you will notice that we have the gangplank out. We had never used it until we started on the current trip down the river Nene across the Middle Levels and up the Great Ouse. On canals we are always able to moor alongside the bank and can step on and off. However, on the rivers, most mooring opportunities tend to be at almost random bits of bank, which are uneven and can be shallow, so we cannot always get close enough to get on and off that easily – hence we have to put the gangplank down to span the gap.
Middle of nowhere
This image shows you how empty current our location is. It is a lovely, quiet spot with the distant sound of a Cuckoo. We have only seen one other boat all day and that was one that was moored by the lock where we turned yesterday (the lock was too short for Brandy Pad). We were visited by a herd of cattle last night and I expect we will see them again tonight.
As ever, click on the images to see bigger versions.
FRESH MILK ON TAP/??