Date - 22 /07/08 Day - Tuesday Start - 0900 End - 1800 March Harnser's present position March
We set off at 9 am with only 6 miles to Denver and an expected locking time of 1130 We arrived just after half ten to find a cruiser in the lock, 2 cruisers outside waiting and a narrowboat behind them, we pulled along side the narrowboat to be told there were 2 more narrowboats on the other side waiting as well, not only that but the tide was higher than expected due to the wind. The boat in the lock was going to Kings Lynn and locked out as soon as the water was low enough for his cabin top to clear the gate, we however had to wait for headroom under Salter's Lode lock bridge. About 12 o'clock the two cruisers entered the lock at which point the two narrowboats shot across the cut to make sure I didn't jump the queue. We cleared off to the other side and waited until a couple of them had gone before coming back to the lock moorings. It was 2 pm before we managed to lock into Salter's Lode by which time the tide had slowed down no end making the turn easier and the lock only had to drop a couple of inches to let us out onto the Middle Level. We made surprisingly good time to Outwell where the boat before us had stopped, then onto the Basin where the next had moored, we fond the third tucked up by Upwell Church and we continued on to Marmont Lock, arriving just as a boat had come up putting the lock in our favour. We then continued on to the first lot of town moorings in March where we found the 2 cruisers moored with just enough room behind them for us to get in and tie up at about 6 pm. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Join SOW and help save our waterways http://www.saveourwaterways.org
