A Home Visit for M.

Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th August 2019 in Lincoln.
A very quiet three days. M had to go home for two nights and left R in Lincoln with MM. M found a very easy way back by taking the train to Peterborough from where the Thameslink trains originate. They go straight through London to Redhill so it was a one change journey - couldn't have been easier or quicker.
R was left with the problem of a dwindling diesel tank and a rather full poo tank. The marina in Brayford Pool is full of expensive cruisers but it is a bit lacking in facilities. No diesel, no pumpout and, as we already found out, no visitors' moorings in the Pool.
We had noticed a C&RT sanitary station on the way into the city, so R took MM back there, only to find that the pumpout facility was not working! The only option was to take MM two miles further back up the Fossdyke to Burton Waters Marina, which has full facilities.
The marina is more like a town on the water with lodges and houses, most of whom have their own mooring outside. While there were many "town houses", there were also many larger properties - and lots of large cruisers. The marina is huge!

They were very helpful and soon MM was full of diesel and water and empty of poo. Hooray!

After our weedy trials on the Erewash(out), R was amused to see that the marina had its own solution to the weed problem in the form of a purpose built weed cutter and picker-upper. The skipper was a pleasant chap - he could make a fortune on the WeedyWash!

Back at Brayford Pool in the centre of Lincoln, R moored up MM in the marina. We decided that, because we both have to go home on 14th, we might as well put MM into the marina throughout, as there are such limited longer-term visitors' moorings here. MM is a bit dwarfed by the wide beam behind her but you can see the towers of the cathedral on the hill behind.

As R was walking back to MM, he saw our friends Dave and Lynn's narrowboat, "Lynn G", coming across the Pool towards the River Witham exit. They hope to moor on the river and R said that we would try to come down to find them later.

R walked down beside the River Witham to check out the lock on the east side of the city with its rather intimidating guillotine top gate. On the way down, he saw this very striking sculpture suspended over the river.

M returned on Friday evening and we went to Wagamama for dinner, which is built out over the water of the Pool.

It gave us a very pleasant view of the sunset as we enjoyed our dinner.

Three days: 5 miles, 0 locks and 3.1 hours. MM is now plugged into shore power.
Trip: 267 miles, 132 locks and 150.2 hours.