To Torksey Lock and Back

Despite all of the hard work and cleaning we have undertaken over the weekend we still managed to leave ourselves time to enjoy Naughty-Cal. We dedicated the morning to work and the afternoon and evening for relaxing and enjoying the boat and surrounding scenery.

Despite the milder weather we are still very much in the early days of spring so the evenings are still rolling in quite early. This has limited our cruising time, so trips have been quite local to our home mooring. This weekend we again visited Torksey Lock and had a pleasant evening moored in the basin watching the world go by. We broke up the evening with a visit to The White Swan in the village of Torksey Lock. We visit this pub often during the summer but very infrequently during the winter months. Saturday evenings visit was the first of the year so far but one thing I am sure of is that it will not be the last time this year. The food in the White Swan is excellent and the steak pies are amazing. Just the trick to warm the cockles after an early season trip on the Trent.

The weather proved to be chilly, overcast and at times drizzly on Saturday but thankfully with the heating on we were as ever toasty warm in the boat. Sunday was a much brighter and warmer day and after a few cups of coffee we set off for Saxilby where we would moor up to have breakfast. We would have had breakfast at Torksey had we got some hot water, but with the cool temperature over night the hot water in the tank had cooled down somewhat. The forty five minute journey back to Saxilby soon had the water heated so that we could wash the breakfast pots and pans of which there were many.

All in all another great weekend. Soon the boat will be fully prepared for the coming boating season, which should leave us free to enjoy the better weather. I can’t wait, bring on a long hot summer.