Tuesday 27 July 2010 Wolverton, River Orwell

Alcyone explored up stream from Ramsholt as far as tide and time would permit but regrettably not as far as Woodbridge. The River Deben may or may not be the prettiest river in England but it certainly is one of the prettiest. The landscape is gently rolling farmland with golden fields with the crops (or lack of rain) and dark green hedges and woodlands. And huge skies – I am sure that they cannot be larger than elsewhere and just seem larger due, no doubt, to the flat landscape.

And there is a lot of boating activity as well as boats on moorings; the variety of boats is also more interesting than in the Solent area with fewer ‘plastic fantastics’ and many more older wooden boats. The moorings and yacht clubs, as we passed seemed to be busy, with families on holiday.

From the River Deben we turned south again to return to the River Orwell, up past Felixstowe, and Pin Mill. The wind was, as might be expected from ahead and light and changeable. The it rained – not just average rain but heavy torrential rain that blocked out visibility and hammered down. Rain showers continued on into the evening when we were safely berthed in Wolverstone Marina.