A) it was ideal because it was secure, being overlooked by lots of CCT cameras on the adjacent court house.
B) the downside was the noise levels, not enhanced by a Canada goose nest on the bank below the court house, with a female goose hatching eggs. Throughout the night she had two-way communications with her mate somewhere in the distance, which did little for my sleep pattern and yet again our Yoko Ono cat contributed. Travel lodge Hotel anyone?
Today we appear to have stretches of the Nottingham canal and the Trent river to contend with before entering Lincoln on the Fossdyke Navigation. Our guide books do not cover any of the remainder of our planned journey so it could prove interesting, or even exciting?
Apart from severe sleep deprivation and associated listlessness I feel fine ( if that makes any sense?).
The weather is overcast but reasonably mild, ideal for cruising.
We have to admit to being pleasantly surprised by the canals,the surrounding architecture and the surrounding infrastructure in Nottingham. We felt safe passing through and mooring on them, unlike some other city centres we have been unfortunate enough to experience. Top marks to Nottingham.
We joined the River Trent at Trent Bridge, then through Holme lock next to the National Water Sports Centre,past Holme Pierrepont Hall, Netherfield lagoons nature reserve and Radcliffe on Trent to Stoke lock. Eventually we arrived at Hazelford Lock where a very friendly volunteer lock keeper allowed us to moor within the shelter of the lock surroundings, out of a fierce and biting wind. Whilst there he took the time to demonstrate how to operate the hydraulic lock gates, just in case.
The River Trent is awe inspiring in size, resembling a very large lake in places, on occasions we even had to endure speedboats and water skiers creating tsunami size waves. The locks are ginormous, thankfully manned by skilled, friendly canal and river trust staff.
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