A Summer Afloat
A number have asked us where we have been, Since leaving our home in the North We started the summer on the River Nene And with four months ahead, we set forth The beautiful river Nene Our first adventure - the Northampton flight A run of seventeen locks To be foiled by the Nene in all its might Fast streams mandated we dock Two days later, and we got the all clear We collected Mum on the way And made our way through the guillotine gates To the mound of Fotheringhay With Mum in the May sunshine The aptly named guillotine lock gates The birthplace of Richard III is found here And Mary Queen of Scots met her end And we widened the historic old bridge a bit more When Carole mistimed the sharp bend Coventry Town was our next port of call Of Lady Godiva fame When revellers embarked at 4:30 am Ian charged out in similar vein! Pimms O’Clock with Ian & Julie We cruised the Grand Union and most of its arms Watching cyg...