As we
entered Orton Lock and prepared to close the upstream doors, a cruiser came up
and we let him in. We shared the work and left in good time. I followed him
down to Peterborough where we found the annual dragon boat festival going on.
We edged past (waving to the appreciative crowds) and left the bustling
waterfront.
We arrived
at Stanground at 11.30am and Tina waved us in straight away. What nice lady!
This meant
we could make good progress through the first section of the Middle Levels. We
had lunch at the Leisure Centre moorings in Whittlesey and, despite the foul
weather forecast, we headed on to March. Throughout the journey I could see
some pretty heavy clouds heading our way but I managed to avoid them – not that
I had much say in the matter.
We arrived
at March by about 4..00pm and moored next to the well kept park, well away from
overhanging trees and with no rat traps! Whenever we hitch up somewhere, we
wonder if some the locals will cause us problems but we have never experienced
any negatives apart from the odd late night conversation nearby – you know the sort of thing,
‘You don’t love me anymore.’ ‘Of course I do.’ ‘You only want me for one
thing.’ ‘But you’re my best girlfriend. Gizza kiss’
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