Out For The Week On The Skinny Boat Day 1

A bit of a haul today. We were due to set of yesterday and break the run at March overnight, but the wind was so bad getting out of the marina would have been an arse, so we stayed put.

We set of at 7.30 this morning. We stopped at midday for a comfort break for the dogs. We had to trog on as we had to lock through Salters Lode buy 4.30pm. As we are 63' we have a limited window as the full lock will only take 60'. It means going through when the tide on the other side of the lock is level and both gates can be set open. Anyway we did it just.

Tomorrow we are going for a short one and stopping at Ely. A great waterfront.

This was our route today.....................

Best route from Ramsey to Denver Sluice

Middle Level Navigations (Ramsey High Lode)
From Ramsey to:
	Saunder's Bridge Junction of Old River Nene and Ramsey High Lode	1 mile, 1 flg, 0 locks	(total 1 mile, 1 flg, 0 locks)
Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene)
From Saunder's Bridge to:
	Well's Bridge Junction of Old River Nene and Forty Foot River	0 miles, 7 flg, 0 locks	(total 2 miles, 0 flg, 0 locks)
Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River)
From Well's Bridge to:
	Chatteris Road Bridge A141 road	6 miles, 0 flg, 0 locks	(total 8 miles, 0 flg, 0 locks)
	Sixteen Foot Corner Junction of Forty Foot and Sixteen Foot Rivers	1 mile, 6 flg, 0 locks	(total 9 miles, 6 flg, 0 locks)
	Horseway Village Bridge B1098 road	0 miles, 2 flg, 0 locks	(total 10 miles, 0 flg, 0 locks)
	Welches Dam Sluice Junction of Forty Foot River with the Old Bedford River	2 miles, 0 flg, 2 locks	(total 12 miles, 0 flg, 2 locks)
River Great Ouse (Old Bedford River)
From Welches Dam Sluice to:
	Delph Bridge Welney Village (A1101 road)	6 miles, 0 flg, 0 locks	(total 18 miles, 0 flg, 2 locks)
	Salter's Lode Junction Junction of Well Creek with Great Ouse and Old Bedford River	6 miles, 2 flg, 0 locks	(total 24 miles, 2 flg, 2 locks)
River Great Ouse (New Bedford River)
From Salter's Lode Junction to:
	Denver Junction Junction of Old West River and New Bedford River	0 miles, 3 flg, 0 locks	(total 24 miles, 5 flg, 2 locks)
River Great Ouse (Old West River)
From Denver Junction to:
	Denver Sluice	0 miles, ½ flg, 0 locks	(total 24 miles, 5½ flg, 2 locks)

Total distance is 24 miles, 5½ flg and 2 locks.

Made up of 24 miles, 2½ furlongs of broad canals; 0 miles, 3 furlongs of tidal rivers; 2 broad locks.

This will take 8 hours, 5 minutes which is 0 days, 8 hours and 5 minute.

This was almost spot on!