Saxilby

We were just getting ready to leave our mooring at 09.10 from Torksey when Carolyn spotted this bird on the opposite bank . In fact there were 4 or 5 of them but I only managed to get a picture of this one which we think is a Partridge .


 Cruising down the Fossdyke navigation and its just big long straights with high banks which is very similar to Roman roads and it seems that around 120 AD, the Romans built the Fossdyke to connect the River Witham to the River Trent.  This canal therefore has a longer history than most others.  After the departure of the Roman army the works decayed  until the channel was scoured out in 1121, in the reign of Henry I.  During the next few centuries it silted up several times, becoming almost unusable until cleansed again.  It was not until 1744 that a reliable channel was created and maintained.The canal was leased to the Great Northern Railway in 1846.  Competition led to commercial decline, but agricultural produce was still being routinely carried by sailing keels and barges from the River Trent right up to the 1970s. 

After a very short cruise of only one and a half hours we ended up mooring in Saxilby which is a large village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, about 6 miles north-west from Lincoln . It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, which includes the village of Ingleby. We were surprised to find the moorings empty as we had been told that this was a popular place to stop.



We do struggle to find good quality Fish and chips and were told by several boaters on the way here that this was a good chippie and well worth a visit. Unfortunately it didn't live up to all the recommendations and not a chippie I would ever use again. There is a Chinese takeaway just up the road which we will try when we head back through this way hopefully that will be a lot better.



A good view of last nights moon the picture was taken with my new camera which is a canon SX730HS with 40x optical zoom . But the best thing about it is that the viewing screen tilts and lifts up so you can use it for taking the perfect selfie something I will be using a lot knowing me.

Our next port of call will be Lincoln which is a place we have really been looking forward to visiting .

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