The long trek home ....

And so, the next morning we made the short journey to Peterborough, where we bought supplies and then ate lunch on board, before setting off for our appointment at Stanground Lock.  We had to wait for a boat coming the other way to turn up, and spent the time watching a family of baby swifts/swallows/house martins - very cute.

And then we were back on the Middle Levels ...

Ashline Lock

We stopped for the night at Ashline Lock, and this time went for a wander through Whittlesey, a nice little village.

An arty reflection shot

The following morning we set off again, amazed that the weather was still good - I don't think we've ever had such a sunny week on English holidays before!

We stopped at March, and had a wander round before having lunch in a pub, where there was quite a heated debate about whether tomatoes are fruit or vegetable.  Couldn't get the internet on my phone, so we left them arguing.

Our next stop was Upwell, where we moored next to the Church and a water point.  Mr Blue Dragon decided to use the hose to shower (veterans of our 2006 holiday will remember such antics from the Heron) and decided to wash in the river first (!) - I sent evidence of her father's insanity to Daughter Thing in case she ever needs to use it:

We spent a lazy couple of hours, Mr B D fishing, and me wandering round with the camera, before eating in the nearby pub, the Five Bells.  The people were friendly, the food was good (and plenty of it) but we did stick to the table a bit!

The Five Bells pub is next to the Church

Next day we left bright and early to get to Salter's Lode by 10 am.  We noticed that the bridges hadn't got any higher over the week!  Having got there in good time, we then had to wait to go through the lock, as, in the words of the lock keeper "everything's going wrong today!"

Amazing clouds!

Half the sky was blue, half was white - very strange

And finally, back on our Own Dear Ouse!

We stopped at Littleport for the night, and David and Sarah and Sam drove over for a takeaway, and then it was back to the Club on Sunday morning - end of the adventure!