First visitors whilst we were at Cropredy.. Bones came with a friend, Ruth, to collect some tools which are being shipped out to somewhere in Africa. She had put out a request for any unwanted items so we now have more storage room.!! Geoffrey will never miss them as they have rested in the bottom of a locker for 11 years......
Next came Iain and Christine Gillespie with daughter Fiona an we all had an excellent meal at the Brasenose Arms. They were expected visitors but the next day was Fathers day and although I was expecting the visitors Geoff was not.......so as we arrived at the pub for our second visit he had a pleasant surprise.
We had moved down from the moorings at the top of the lock as they are only 24 hours. We chose what seemed like a quiet time as we needed to water. Unfortunately someone had just beaten us to it and since it is a very slow tap we waited 3/4 hour! However we were then lucky to get on the 48 hour mooring just beyond the water point.
Today we thought we would have a leisurely start as it is only 3.5 miles to Banbury so did not set off until 9.30. Somewhat of a mistake as by then there were at least 5 boats ahead and eventually at least 4 behind......Still it was a nice morning and one just has to go with the flow....so to speak....
I walked to the first lock and Geoff walked the rest...Barney did the lot!!
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| It was not the best walk in the world as this is the state of the towpath in lots of places |
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| Total distance:3.54 miles Elapsed time:2h49m50s Locks:3 Bridges:10 Average speed:1.18 mph (2.24 lock/mph) |
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