Down to the meadow

Nice little spot on the meadow

We eventually left our cosy little mooring above the lock and moved down to the meadow.   On Thursdy we met up with friends Dick and Jackie and took ourselves off to the Nags Head for lunch.  Good company but meal and service left a little bit to be desired.      Ah well...cant have everything.

On Saturday we availed ourselves of a Weatherspoon breakfast.  Not exactly gourmet cooking but fills a space and is dirt cheap!!  Whats more I dont have to cook it or wash it up.

Later in the day Giles and the boys arrived in White Velvet.

No room to moor near us so we took our contributions to BBQ and ate in their garden!    The hamburgers were 100% improvement on the ones we had in the Nags Head!!

Giles and the boys decided to stay the night, their first night sleeping on board.  

Sunday was the last day of our licence so we had an early start back to Oxford.   0720!!!!   Not used to these early mornings anymore.  We watered at the top of the lock and then had a pleasant run back, all the locks on self service.   The lock keepers seem to be on much shorter hours.

Stayed the night in the moorings above Osney Lock and after shopping today bade a fond farewell to the Thmes.   Such a brief visit this year but at least we made it.

Hardly a boat had moved this morning but as I approached ISIS lock a hire boat emerged and turned around to go back up.   Not a great drama as we were not in a rush and luckily the plan was only to go as far as Aristortle Bridge.   It might have been tedious if we were going further as it was a learner driver going at snails pace.    There is slow......and slower.

from wide river

to narrow canal

Goodbye River Thames