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Sawley Cut to The Fosse Dyke Canal

With the boats securely breasted up, we set off early on the Sunday morning, passing down through the double locks at Sawley and onto the river below. 
The Trent still seemed a little pushy but we entered the entrance to Cranfleet Cut a short time later without too much trouble.

On down through the lock there, took us onto the river again to Beeston, where mooring on the lock approach seems to be the norm!  Ignorant people mooring without respect for a flowing river and incoming boaters.  Luckily, we didn't squash said 'squashy' boat, but it left Richard fighting like mad to stop the boats in time.



Nottingham was nice and quiet, except we caught a corner of concrete on a narrow part of the towpath whilst moving over for an oncoming boat and BANG - the safety chain holding the stern of the butty to the stern of the motor flicked off and fell into the water.  The butty drifted away from the motor so that only the ratchet strap held them together. (As the picture above shows).  Richard jumped on the butty and retrieved another strap and Heath Robinson'd a new safety strap.  We carried on to moor at Hazelford lock and that would do for today!


Scooby loves Hazelford lock.  The whole island is bunny paradise, where they live freely and breed like only rabbits can!


Just look at the size of them!  Scooby stalked them for ages as we walked around this beautiful retreat. 

 Many boaters stop here on their way to Nottingham and Newark and have a really peaceful night's sleep with the relaxing sound of the weir on either side of the island.


Impressive weir.


Fishing in these parts can be quite interesting by the looks of this haul!


One last fruitless stalk of the bunnies and we were off again.


Newark Town lock.  Coming out of here and passing under the large bridge next to the castle was very fast as the river squeezed us between the pillars, luckily not touching them.  I did shut my eyes!


Cruiser country proper!  Cromwell lock was just down the river where the tidal part of the Trent begins.  


Just 3 hours later, we entered the sanctury of Torksey lock and moored up for the night.


We could now say that with the Trent behind us, we were on the home straight back to Lincolnshire.....

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