Bishops Stortford

Here I am Rune

Distance 7 miles

Total 1936 Locks  90 Tunnels

Running total mileage 2729.3 miles

We’ve now reached the Head of the Navigation of the River Stort, at Bishops Stortford. The current plan will be to stay here until Monday before heading back down towards Hertford. I’ve had a preliminary look at Bishops Stortford, looks like we’ll be fine for shopping but there didn’t seem much else here.

Once again the weather has held up quite well, a brief shower before we set off this morning and a few spots of rain as we arrived in Bishops Stortford, but between time the weather held up OK. Didn’t come across much other traffic as we came up, a dutch barge at one lock, a wide beam at another and a narrow boat between locks, that is about it. It is a very pleasant piece of river so I’m surprised that we haven’t come across more people taking advantage of the current weather to enjoy it.