Plan B

It is looking ever more likely that we will be implementing Plan B this coming week and heading across the Wash and up the River Great Ouse rather than continuing down the Norfolk coastline to Wells next the Sea. The predicted wind strength and direction currently indicate that whilst we would have a reasonably pleasant trip down the coast to Wells with rolling swells of around 1.25m, the trip back wlould be rather less pleasant and rather more wet.

As we have a couple of boats with us who have never been to sea before we are currently swaying towards heading up the Ouse to Ely. This will still give them a taste of the sea, but we will be within the sheltered confines of the Wash Estuary. The current direction of the wind meaning that the estaury is quite calm.

Kings Lynn and the first civilisation we will come across on trip upstream on the River Ouse. The river is still quite tidal for this stretch and there is little chance to moor for the pleasure boater.

Denver Sluice complex marks the end of our tidal navigation and the start of the non tidal River Ouse. It is here that we will most probably spend the evening moored on the bottom transit pontoon given the time of the tide we will arrive upon.

Ely is our intended destination. A pleasant enough looking spot and one im sure we will enjoy. Assuming the trip to Ely goes well Im sure it will be high on the list of places we will visit again.

We intend to visit all of the rivers off the Wash Estuary at some point during our ownership of Naughty-Cal, so this impromptu visit will no doubt firmly secure her future with us for the next few years at least.