Well today started out as we had ended up yesterday in the excellent company of Lesley and Mike. We made our way to their home at 9.00am and did not leave until 12.30pm. In that time we had tea and cake and spent the whole time nattering. Some of it was certainly about the canals … More Fond Farewell – 29th August 2019

It was a very full day with lots of different activities happening. We wandered back to the centre of the town of Banbury to where the lock that the deer had fallen in yesterday. The deer had been removed and talking to some people at the lock this morning, they informed us that it was … More Good Drinking Buddies 2016 – 28th August 2019

We did manage to get going by 8.30am, as still trying to beat the heat. Today was predicted to be 28c and with three hours of cruising required we were keen to get going. We went through our second diamond lock this morning and it is fortuitous as our long time blog followers Mike and … More Deer in a Lock – 27th August 2019

Poor Fras and Toque got dragged out of bed by Di at 7.00am. She was keen to get cruising as it was forecast as another scorcher of a day and we had three hours cruising to get to Aynho Wharf. There is a lot to be said for being on a canal in the early … More Bonzer Day – 26th August 2019

Think we have used that heading before but after today it deserves to be used twice. The predicted temperature was 30c but it got up to 32c and once again just sapped the energy out of us. We were fortunate as part of the cruise today from Thrupp to Lower Heyford was under a gorgeous … More Hot, Hot, Hot – 24th August 2019

Bow and stern line were released and we slipped our mooring at 10.00am. It was a farewell to Oxford off along the Thames River. We decided not to go up onto the Oxford Canal at the Isis Lock as Fraser ran along the towpath last night and didn’t think it was particularly nice. Hence, another … More Back to the Narrows – 24th August 2019

Out and about by 10.30am being Tommy the Tourist. We were not sure the best way to see the city and learn about the history. It was either a Hop On Hop Off bus or a guided foot tour. The bus option was crossed off fairly quickly as we could see that the roads in … More Oxford – 23rd August 2019

We had a constant battle with the plethora of geese where we were moored in Abgindon. They used the boat as target practice and one was good enough to do a fly pass and get a shot through the Houdini hatch and onto some of the bedding. It would have had to turn 180 degrees … More Heading to Morse City – 22nd August 2019

We left our mooring from last night at 9.00 am. We had moored up just across from the last lock that we went through and this morning went looking for the lock keeper to pay for our mooring fees. We couldn’t find anyone so we chuffed off. We have 4-5 hours of cruising to get … More Abingdon Bound – 21st August 2019

We forgot to finish on our blog yesterday regarding our unusual mooring spot last night. We were going all Robinson Crusoe and had tied ourselves onto two trees. The Stern. The Bow.   Toque mastering the plank very easily. It was a great spot next to a large meadow which was full of ducks, geese, … More Wind in the Willows Country – 20th August 2019