Three of our daughters are joining us over the next few
days so we're heading back to Nottingham to meet them.
It was forecast to be a hot day so we didn’t hang around in the
morning. We headed back up the Trent and
stopped for lunch at moorings just above Gunsthorpe, the second lock of the
day. On the way we had passed this boat
which had amused us.
I’m not sure if it was the weather but there were far more
sand martins around than on the way up.
They were flying out of their nest holes in the river bank, skimming
over the water and then returning to their holes. A bit odd to us as we thought their young
should have fledged by now. We also saw
several grey herons flying really high – far higher than we have seen before –
maybe they were just happy in the warm air currents. We also saw this gaggle of geese which looked
like Egyptian geese but I thought they are only found in Norfolk – not a particularly
good shot but can any readers help please?
Going past this cow made me think we were in India at first
because it looked a bit like a water buffalo.
This sign at one of the locks explained about the Trent ketches
that used to ply their trade on the river – by sail.
This house seemed rather fond of roses.
We moored for the day above Stoke lock - exhausted from being
in the sun but we were glad to moor in the shade for the first time this
year. Here are a few river shots from
today.
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