Return to Base

As there is no mobile phone signal at Lower Heyford, it was not possible to upload a blog at the end of our journey - and the best of intentions then got in the way until now!




We had moored overnight alongside the old abbey - Christine snapped these birds whilst waiting to set off in the morning.




Before long we were back into familiar territory with our first narrow lock for some time! Even this one had its indiosyncracies: it appears to have been moved or lengthened at some time in its history and also has a rather unusual paddle mechanism.




The remainder of the journey back up the Oxford passed pleasantly and without much incident. At the last lock before Lower Heyford we met several boats coming down with rather large and inexperienced crews. Two boats were a stag party and the othr a hen party - unrelated! Were heard later that the stag party only made it as far as Thrupp for their long weekend. No doubt they had a good time - with or without the hen party!


We moored back on our usual pontoon although we were staying on board for the weekend. We were on grandparent duties although Mike had a COIN AGM to attend in St Albans on the Saturday. On the Sunday, Adrian brought all three girls to take a look at the boat - he wanted to have an update on the changes which ha dbeen made over the winter, before they take the boat out over Easter.