Curried bake beans

We were still on the pontoon this morning, much to our relief, although the wind continued unabated throughout the night, relenting to a strong breeze by the morning. Sadie Yoko Ono kept me awake enough to appreciate the sound of lapping waves against the hull and water gently flowing underneath.

There was another narrowboat and two cruisers on the pontoon so we agreed to go through the lock together at 0930 hrs, after which we would form a flotilla, with the intention of us following the more experienced Trent boaters as we had been warned to avoid cutting corners. Talking of which we got blown onto a sandbank at Scotsmans corner and stuck fast at 12.30. The local lock keeper seemed unconcerned  and advised us the next high tide was due at 2.30 when we would re float. The Trent is obviously not heavily used and other boats are few and far between so we were unsurprised none passed us during our grounded session,although one of our Trent guide books warned of 60 ton gravel barges still in use. How would they get through?

The wind kept going all day although the sun appeared later and warmed life up a little. The locals confirmed it is not "always" windy here, despite the vast expanse of Trent water and surrounding flat, unexciting farmland as far as the eye can see. Talking of which, does anyone know whatever happened to those handy small tins of Heinz curried baked beans?