We eventually left Cambridge late on Monday morning and gave Robert, Michelle and Whiz a short ride up the river, filled up with water and then moved onto Ely - this meant that we returned up the Cam and passed the turn to the Old West River that we had come on and returned to the Great Ouse. John has rung the people at Denver Sluice and Salters Lode that we have to go through later in the week. They are part of the system that regulates the flow of the water and stops the tidal water coming up the river. Apparently we are long enough to mean that we can only go through Salters Lode at the point that the tide is at the same level as the lode because the lock won't take us!! This will be 3.00pm on Wednesday!!! Exciting but a bit scary...
Ely is very pretty and there is plenty of mooring here - makes a change - and is very welcoming to the river and the people who use it.
There is a view of Ely Cathedral from the river as we approached it and then a picture of the park that we are moored next to with the Cathedral in the distance.
A longish trip today but with the river flow going our way and next to no traffic on the river is was quite quick. We actually came through the two locks with another boat - always makes it easier so hardly noticed them in this direction!
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