A Fine Sunny Weekend

Well the weather certainly bucked up its ideas in time for the weekend. Wall to wall blue skies and light winds, excellent.

So with the boat prepped and the canopies off we hit the river bright and early on Saturday morning. We stopped off in Lincoln to do a spot of shopping and to stock up on some BBQ supplies. With the fridge fully stocked we set off for our destination of the day, Fiskerton Fen. With the sun on her back Naughty-Cal made light work of the eight miles or so of gentle river cruising and before long we were moored in the peace and quiet of the nature reserve. The afternoon was passed listening to music, reading magazines and generally having a quiet and relaxing time. Before long dusk was setting in so we settled into bed, fully fed and fully relaxed.

Sunday was going to be hot. We knew this when at 9am as we awoke it was already becoming warm. We had a brisk walk to the farm to buy some lovely free range organic eggs, both chicken and duck eggs, before having a stroll around the nature reserve. Then after a couple of cups of coffee we decided to amble back towards Lincoln. In no particular hurry we stopped off at Washingborough for a bite to eat and to drop off some refuse. With the sun now beating down we set off back towards home. Stamp End Lock was for once in our favour and we were soon on our way through Lincoln City centre.

We had a slight diversion from our plans at this stage as when we were passing the Pyewipe we were flagged down by a boater in distress. A friend was suffering with an overheating engine. So with much deliberating and throwing around of ideas we eventually tracked the issue down to a faulty raw water seal. Temporarily fixed with some grease we set off on a test run to Saxilby where all was running fine. After a few drinks it was time to head back for Burton Waters and get ready for coming home. It was with some sadness that we put the covers back on and locked Naughty-Cal up for the week. This weekend has been great.