Made good if slow headway along the Trent. At the approach to each lock, there is a big pull from the weirs, but the lock keepers along here are great. They get everything ready for you, so that you don’t have to bob about outside.  A real nice bunch, they all ask if you are ok, they phone the lock ahead to let them know you are coming, even as slow as us.  We eventually get there. We have decided that we may invest in a VHF radio and all that entails.

Nottingham and a Meet-up with Richard on NB Firefly and his mate Mick on NB Pennine  Dream. We met Richard last year at Pollington. And the 3 of us went off to The Chesterfield Canal.  A great bloke, and we enjoy his company.  He also has a devilish sence of humour. …… and he’s a yorkshireman, aye up, sitheee

It also doesn’t look like we will be moving until next Monday/Tuesday, due to the levels on the R.Soar, rising.  We need to do a bit of this to get to Shardlow.  Heyho.

So against the current we arrived in Nottingham, from Gunthorpe.It took us 6 hours. Normally, this would take about 3.5 hrs.  At one point going under a viaduct, we were hardly moving. !!!! Cost a lot in fuel also, 2.3 litres to the hour, normally 1.2. !

So tonight( Sunday), it’s a beer-up with Richard, and then tomorrow his mate returns to his boat after visiting his first grandchild. So I guess it will be a Wetherspoon visit again.

This enjoyment of beer really must stop………………..sometime.

 Big weirs

 but the Trent is beautiful

 It took us ages to get under this rail bridge, the pull against us was immense.

 Holme Pierrepoint Lock, the last "biggy" of the Trent