The river is wide and the river is deep....!

Sawley, where we awoke this morning

Scouting the entrance to the Trent
Sawley proved to be really quiet - we only saw 2 boats while moored. We turned Banjo round and after filling with water etc., re-entered the lock and headed out onto the River Trent.

The Trent

The River Trent is very much wider than the canals we have become used to, even this far from its mouth. It feels completely different to have about 100 feet of water each side of the boat, and you are allowed to travel at up to 8mph!

Geese swimming in formation

We saw loads of geese in large groups, but strangely very few boats - what do all these people know that we don't? The weather stayed bright and mainly sunny and we enjoyed the trip through the outskirts on Nottingham and into the centre, mooring up just below the castle.

Nottingham centre with a tram in the distance

We walked in to the centre of Nottingham and plan to return in the morning to visit the castle and caves. As usual we had a look around the shops (many) and a Baskin Robbins ice cream- another great diet day on top of the Mars Bar!