Back to Upware - a very short journey

This morning we had planned to travel from Clayhithe into Wicken fen, a well known nature reserve connected to the Cam via a narrow drainage canal with moorings at the end.

Clayhithe - Denise wiping down Densie after the ran (or not)

When we awoke the weather was very wet so we stayed put til mid morning when conditions improved.  Denise used the cessation of rain as an opportunity to clean the side of the boat.  However she had just completed that work and we were ready to go when the rain started again.  It continued on and off until mid afternoon when the boredom of being stuck in the boat and slightly better weather encouraged us to try again.

Of course the rain restarted soon afterwards but after several "shall we", "shant we" discussions and decisions we finally set off at 3PM.  Mostly the 2 hour journey back down the Cam to Upware where we had moored on Thursday night went well with only a few short showers.  However arriving at our intended moorings we found 2 boats already there with just insufficient space for us.  So much disappointed we were resigned to carrying on.  Fortunately Steve on Mayfly, one of the two boats, had seen us and called out offering to let us moor against him.  Much gratitude and relief!