Retirement with No Problem

St Neots to ‘R Island’, Gt Barford, River Gt Ouse, 8 miles 3 locks

It’s called ‘R Island’ and it has signs up all round it.  Signs on red card with yellow writing.  This island here has paths, all of which have names like Log Way, Washington Way (Because I hung my washing up in the way so she said!  ), then there is Wood Way.. young Kiera, who is on her once a year weekly visit, is aboard and we are moored at my favourite island, a bywater on the River Little Ouse.

Vic’s appointment with the specialist went well last Thursday, he had a scan on a problematic leg, and the news was quite good, least better than we expected anyway.. but no doubt we will have to visit that place again..

We left St Neots on the Friday just as they were thumping in signs by the boat saying “The Council have allowed St Neots Rowing Club to have these moorings this weekend, if you are moored here please vacate the moorings by 7.30am on Saturday and Sunday”… err what is 7.30am?  The only 7.30 I know is 7.30PM!! .. Nice spot this though….

It sure was hot though, and even the local young cormorant was feeling the heat…

But we pulled the pins on Friday and made our way upstream to Great Barford hoping that the GOBA moorings above the lock would be free.  As we made our way upstream we met up with the Great River Ouse ‘weed cutters’ and here they are sharing a lock with No Problem and Moore2Life..

Arriving at Great Barford, we were well pleased that just the one boat was moored on the GOBA moorings.  So we pulled into the side and Chas and Ann with Moore2Life rafted up beside us for the weekend… Daughter Wendy and family arrived for the weekend, and Kiera is still on board.   More in the morning… too hot and too late to write any more!