Wednesday May 20 Green Icebergs between Bardney Lock and Saxilby!

We never really thought how owning our own boat would increase our cycling!

Today we drove to Stamp End Lock at Lincoln, parked the car nearby and cycled the nine miles towards Bardney Lock, with the wind behind us. The cycle path is asphalted all the way from the Pye Wipe Inn west of Lincoln to Bardney, and has interesting sculptures and benches every so often along the way. I soon stopped and removed my jacket, as the sun was out and warming, despite the fresh breeze.

The Bardney facilities all work and are kept clean. As soon as we set off we were surrounded by "green icebergs" as islands of greenery floated past us, near where the Witham goes over a weir to pass around the lock.

A couple of hours later saw us negotiating Stamp End Lock and passing through the centre of Lincoln, through High Bridge to the Brayford, thoroughly modern with our excellent newish university.

Lincoln waterside, passing the welcoming floating café and about to enter the "Glory Hole"

 

Leaving the Brayford past the university moorings, we saw our first new broods of cygnets this year.



We soon travelled the five miles to Saxilby, where we moored Annie in between Seyella and Yarwood, who my wife tells me are waiting to cross the wash from Boston at the end of the month. Unfortunately we didn't see our fellow bloggers, but we did admire Yarwood's new paint job.

Seyella, Annie and Yarwood at Saxilby

Finished with a five mile cycle back to the car, via a pint and coffee in the sun outside the Royal William IV pub on the Brayford!