Lincoln to Kings Lynn

[CX54WEK]

So we had a couple of days off work at the beginning of this week and decided to have a quick blast across the Wash and visit the new visitor moorings in Kings Lynn. Having never been before we didnt know what to expect but as you will see it is actually a rather nice town.

Sailing into the Sunset as we have to reach Boston by 10.30am on Saturday

Cruising down the Boston cut

Tabs head and the start of the Wash

On the wash and time to open her up

Briefly joined by a fast leisure fisher

Cruising into the Lynn channel

Our first glimpse of Kings Lynn

 

[CX54WEK]

Moored up safely on the new pontoons. These were excellent with water and electricity for the very reasonable price of £10.50 per night for a 23ft boat

Lovely buildings in and around Kings Lynn

The old customs house on Purfleet

The Walks is a lovely area of historic parkland in the town centre

Micro brewery on the quayside

The old and the new

 

[CX54WEK]

All too soon our couple of days are up and its time to leave and head back home.

Waiting for the tide

Kings Lynn fishing fleet

Still waiting for the tide

Evetually we can creep out but these guys need much more water yet!

Crawling down the Lynn channel

Fishing in the Lynn Cut

Seals basking on the beach (not the best picture sorry!!)

Cruising past the Norfolk coastline

Back on the Witham

Heading for home up the windy witham

 

[CX54WEK]

So in summary in four days we did:

Distance travelled = 164 miles
Locks = 6
Fuel Used = Circa 140 litres

 

[Greg2]

Blimey, I know that much of the miles covered will be on rivers but that is outstanding fuel consumption Rachael!!

Your pictures effectively cover part of the area where I work and you have certainly captured its good side

 

[CX54WEK]

Yeah she isn't too bad on fuel.

We usually work on 7mpg on the canals, 5mpg on the rivers and 3mpg at sea. About 95 miles of this trip were on rivers so it works out about right.

 

[watson1959]

Please......will you two get REAL jobs and do something useful for the community.................instead of posting all this nautical-porn?

Thanks you.


ps.....I really do envy your lifestyle......DONT give it up!

 

[CX54WEK]

That's the benefit of working 9 til 5.

Weekends are our own.