From Grant's Lock to below Dashwood Lock, Oxford Canal
Well today was full of surprises! First boat went past at 7am, so our day started early too.
We set off down the Oxford Canal narrow locks and found ourselves approaching a lock where a hotel motor boat was just coming through. It became quickly evident that the butty boat of the hotel pair was also coming up, so out with our camera. Low and behold, I said to a lady standing beside me watching the activity that we used to do this, pulling boats through locks, she asked where and I said Wales and it turned out that she and her friend with her, were some of our own hotelboat guests, from way back, and to top it all one of these two ladies today was wearing a Mon and Brec kingfisher sweatshirt!
So our other shot shows the happy exchange at the lock side.
Onward for a little way and then we joined a queue of 9 boats to use the deep lock at Somerton. It took ages as the lower lock gate was leaking torrents, and whilstnthere were lots of boats, there was little coordinated teamwork unfortunately. The day just got hotter and hotter, and sapped our strength.
Looking forward to an easier day tomorrow.
8 locks; 12 miles
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