Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Monday 17 July Great Barford back to St Neots (9 miles, 3 locks)

Monday 17 July Great Barford back to St Neots (9 miles, 3 locks)

Beautiful, sunny weather today and tomorrow! After watching a canoeist inflate his canoe, we set off down Great Barford Lock under the hot sun, and took our time travelling down this lovely stretch of river, enjoying the idyll. Dropping down Roxton Lock, we looked at all the boats at Kelpie Marine, by the two A1 bridges, old and new. We eased past Wyboston Leisure Park, with its lakes and busy golf course. John noticed that the arm 400m before Eaton Socon lock, just before the weir, now seemed to be the start of a long marina, like a river, with a lift bridge which needed raising to access it. He could see a narrowboat and several cruisers moored by new houses, all not shown on the old Imray map. A job for googlemaps, maybe? At Eaton Socon Lock, we chatted to people walking past and viewed the small marina. Reaching St Neots, we moored on the public moorings opposite the Priory Centre, next to the friendly campers we had seen last week and the pleasant couple sunning themselves by cruiser Catsteps, who have a lovely blue/grey Schnauzer dog. Time to visit the town!

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