Stoke Lock

Wednesday 9th June 2021

We slept in a bit – even Graham! We then pottered about passing time until we got fed up so set off down river to Holme lock again where we took on water from and exceedingly slow tap.

 

Word from the lockie was that Gunthorpe lock might be open this afternoon so we decided to pass through Holme and continue down to Stoke lock. When we arrived there we found that all of the pontoon moorings were busy, with one large space being occupied by a small narrowboat moored right in the middle. Those moorers already present there took pity on us (after we had asked about mooring alongside them) and rallied to untie the badly moored boat and move it up to make room for Jannock to hang off the end of the pontoon. Thanks folks! It was either that or onto Gunthorpe which is possibly already full of moored boat waiting to go down when the lock re-opens.

 

It’s an idyllic mooring, since the sun is out the temperature was balmy and there was a cool breeze in the shade of the glorious woodland trees on the bank.

 

In the evening we walked down the Trent path, past a herd of heifers, to the Ferry Boat Inn at Stoke Bardolph for a steak dinner. The overnight mooring was very peaceful indeed. From city to deep countryside in a two hour cruise.

G&B