The river Nene is simply beautiful. The bit from Wisbech to Peterborough was not so beautiful but it made up for it by having a wide variety of birds for us to see. Wisbech to Peterborough is tidal so we set off at 06.00 hrs in the morning to catch the flood tide, which stayed with us all the way to the tidal lock outside Peterborough. This lock has the charming name of 'Dog in a Doublet' !- We will find out why tomorrow when we return there ! The relief operator who we met on the way up didn't know. We went to Oundle from Peterborough for the weekend and passed through some superb scenery. Fotheringay where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned is a beautiful area and all the villages have thatched cottages and excellent old pubs, which on occasion we felt obliged to visit !- We are back now in Peterborough and home for the weekend so I can cycle with the Centenary Cycle Club of which I am the current president so I need to be there. On Tuesday next week we are entertaining people from Peterborough Cathedral for trips on the river, which we are looking forward to doing. In the meantime the boat engine has been somewhat misbehaving and we are having an engineer to look at it over the weekend when we are at home. It is not too serious but it is annoyingly hard work to start it. After Peterborough the next stop is Ely and to get there we have to traverse the Middle Levels which is the drainage system of the fens. We then enter the river Great Ouse which is apparently as pretty as the River Nene. We shall see.
The really good news is that we have raised so far over £ 3000.00 to go towards the £ 30,000.- repair bill for the Church stonework. We are delighted and would like to thank everyone for their generosity and help to keep our circa 1000 year old Church ( St Nicholas Newbald) in good order.
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