The Oxford Canal
We left Oxford at around 7:00 am, the weather all day has been lovely and warm. We worked the first two Thames locks on our own as the lock keepers don’t come on duty until 9:00. The flower beds at Iffley lock were looking really great: A stop at Abingdon for breakfast and some shopping
A day of culture today. First we cycled to the Oxford Botanic garden. This is great, we really enjoyed it. The herbaceous flowers were at their best – really impressive. We stayed here all morning and ate our lunch (just a sandwich from Boots!) in the grounds. Back on the bikes to go back
3 miles and 3 locks boating 6 miles cycling 3 miles walking We set off for the short trip to moor just above Dukes lock. We have moored there before and it’s convenient to go out onto the Thames via Duke’s cut. But when we got there all the available visitors space was taken. So
A long day. We hadn’t intended to get this far (20 miles & 12 locks) today, but the weather was good so we carried on intending to stop at Thrupp, but there were no free moorings. So it was about 6:00 before we stopped. The day didn’t start too good. We had only been going
Yesterday we drove to Monks Risborough to celebrate our son in law Paul’s birthday. A trip to Tesco.com this morning to top up with provisions for the London trip. I completed the engine service, changing the oil and filters. Rather than stay in the marina we decided to move out into Cropredy village and moored
The sun was shining so we made our usual early morning start. Walker Services at Aynho Wharf had diesel on at a very reasonable 78p/l and we needed just over 100 litres. A fairly uneventful and quiet day. We winded just before Pigeons Lock and then back up to near bridge 193. It was a
I cant believe it, six months since the boat last moved! Over the winter we have visited several times, but not gone anywhere (except across the marina for a pumpout!). On the way up to Cropredy we stopped off at Sudeley Castle for a ‘Home & Gardens’ show. We had a cheap Groupon ticket. The
The last three days we have been at the Cutweb rally. Much socialising, drinking, eating and catching up with friends. Activities included, a treasure hunt, conkers, boules, an auction & a quiz.