I took the dogs for a long walk this morning while Graham
did some painting inside the boat.
Didn’t see anyone and the dogs had a great time. Truly went swimming, as usual she just slid
into the water and then swam around in circles, very strange but she loves it.
Jake was keen to go in but needed some inducement, like a stick. Silly boy went in eventually but couldn’t get
out and had to wait for me to pull him out, and then run before he shook
himself all over meJ All went well until Jake jumped up and caught
his mouth on the ball flicker, loads of blood everywhere and had to put him on
the lead until he calmed downL
When got back from dog walking, went to Torksey caravans
with Graham, to get a gas canister and then set off to Lincoln . Uneventful journey until we got to Lincoln
then it got more interesting. Went
through Brayford Pool, a large stretch of water with loads of moored boats and
swans and turned onto the Witham Navigation.
This was fairly fast flowing and required concentration from the
steerer. We nearly hit a wall and poor
Graham missed everything and we had to walk back so he could see it.
We passed under the Glory Hole in a bit of a rush. This is a bridge with a half timbered
building spanning the navigation. The
bridge dates from c.1160 (see piccy) and is very impressive. As you exit the Glory Hole you see a modern
sculpture, also in photo, which is a lovely contrast. We passed several city centre moorings, which
looked lovely but may not be suitable for the dogs. But where we eventually moored is also not
great as the first thing Jake did was to completely disgrace him self by
barking at and chasing two swans.
We will stay here overnight and probably Friday night as
well and then head for Boston on
Saturday with another overnight stop before we get there. Looking forward to exploring Lincoln
tomorrow as it looks a very interesting and impressive place.
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