Saxilby to Newark (26 miles, 3 locks)

Collected our last solar panel via the train from Saxilby and Richard installed it yesterday at Torksey, whilst we waited for the spring tide on the tidal Trent today, Saturday.

So total wattage now is 320 which gives us a maximum ampage depending on the sunshine obviously of around 20amps.  This is enough to enable us to watch tv and have lights on in the evening when we are moored, without us worrying too much the following day about running the engine if we don't want too.  The batteries soon recover the next day with 4 panels onboard.

This morning we witnessed the power of the spring tide aigor coming into Torksey lock and bashing the gates raising the water level instantly by about 2 feet.  Quite a sight!  The lock was very quickly up to the level to let us through onto the Trent from the Fossdyke Navigation and pushed us nearly all the way to Cromwell lock.

Fledborough Railway Viaduct passes over the Trent at High Marnham.

We passed through Cromwell lock and decided to carry on to Newark, although the weather was quite chilly,   Roll on summer.