Ouse News Page 11 The Boys’ Trip, November 2021 Towards the backend of each year, three of us aim to have our annual trip. This Boys’ Trip, as my wife calls it (even though the youngest is in his forties!), tries to aim for a specific goal for the cruise, and dates that will fit work and family commitments. For 2021 we saw that Stephen Foote was to give a talk on the history of the Fenland waters, on Thursday 25th November, a topic of interest to us all. So, we decided that we’d attend the meeting – but travel there – quite correctly – by boat! Having an unused Anglian Pass for our Wilderness Beaver Trailboat NAVI, we thought that we’d continue onto Cambridge after the talk, to cruise up the Backs, as it was a few years since we had ventured that way. NAVI is based at Grange Farm, at the top of the Wissey. Having prepped the boat, during the day, on Monday 22nd, it was ready for Darren’s arrival from work that evening, allowing an early start on the Tuesday. Blue skies and still water enhanced the trip down the Wissey – with the steam issuing from Wissington Sugar Beet factory never failing to impress, especially reflected in the lakes. Moored at Ely, we collected hot pizzas from Sainsburys, followed by a gorgeous night walk around that magnificent city.
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