The tidal side of the Denver complex, heading towards Salter's Lode and from there the Middle Levels and the Nene beyond. If you have the time, this is the way to access the canal system via the Grand Union at Northampton. The dot on the river in the distance is, in fact, a narrow boat. Straight ahead lies King's Lynn and the Wash.

We should point out that we are responsible boaters! However, we are irresponsible photographers who cannot resist a long exposure. Looks like we're doing a bit more than 5 miles per hour!

This is the control sluice for the River Wissey which is closed at times of flood. An adjacent one then opens to divert floodwater into the Cut Off Channel. Must admit we approached this with some trepidation. The sign warns of limited headroom, but the water levels were very high on the Wissey on this particular occasion and Cassie only just made it under with her mast up and canopy down.

We like sunsets, alright!

One of the many information boards to be found along the river system which give a potted history of each particular stretch of river and the surrounding areas

Not as idyllic as it looks. This is Cassie waiting for Brownshill Staunch where the non-tidal Gt Ouse meets the tidal section. No matter how nice the day seems everywhere else, sidewinds are invariably a problem here. The narrowboat moored behind us had been there when we arrived, so they went in first. Unfortunately the cross wind was such that their back end caught Cassie as they tried to manoeuvre into the lock. Fortunately, no damage was done.

An 'orse

The River Wissey is a river of many landscapes. Sometimes, as here, quite narrow and meandering...

... and other times, wide and impressive. This is Wissington Lake heading towards Stoke Ferry.

This house looks like it's suffering from depression. Maybe living by the river is not all it's cracked up to be!

Yes, it's another sunset. Pretty though, eh? This was taken at the Hundred Acre mooring, near the junction of the Gt. Ouse and Cam

The joys of Photoshop. Five images stitched together to create this panorama of Denver.

Not exactly Thomas Telford... The aquaduct, not Marina! It's a shame they didn't put any effort into the design of this aquaduct carrying the Wissey over the Cut-off Channel.

All that's left of the Newmarket rail bridge, just outside of Ely. The bridge had to be demolished after a freight train de-railed at the end of June 2007.

Isleham in the stream, that was where we were. Approaching Isleham on the River Lark. This section of the river is really pretty, meandering through open flood plains.

An Azure Damselfly kindly landed on my t-shirt and hung around long enough to be photographed. These are a common sight on the Great Ouse.

The 'V' doors and slackers at Isleham Lock are electrically operated, saving much manual labour!

We had to drop the mast to clear this bridge on the Wissey.