Petrol is back in her winter home

 but we are not in ours!

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With the aid of very able crew, daughter Emma, we left our very convenient mooning Just below the lock in Banbury. With the blessing Of CRT we spent several weeks adjacent to the Station. A short train ride to Oxford followed by half an hour on a bus, initially to the John Radcliffe and now to Abingdon Community Hospital. A slightly longer bus ride but still reasonable.

Geoff is settled in his new abode. He is now in the hands of the physiotherapists and occupational therapists - we await progress. We have no idea at all of how long he will be there. The laid down visiting regulations are exactly the same as in the JR but not interpreted in so lenient a fashion. He still can't feed himself, so we had been assisting when he was in the JR, but here they don't like visitors between 12 and 2. They also like to stick to their laid down l hour slots, which is not always possible when using public transport.

Meanwhile daughter Boe and I continue to reside on the faithful Petroc. I have escaped temporarily for the weekend to stay, with friends so have had the benefit of a roaring log fire which was so welcome after a very chilly trip yesterday. In just over three and a half hours, we didn't meet another boat on the move.. She has escaped to Cornwall for a few days to collect her car.

The big question now is whether we will all get home for Christmas??