From Kidlington Green to Upper Heyford, Oxford Canal
A normal start to the day proceeding northwards along the canal, until we got to Thrupp, where the canal was temporarily blocked by 'Dusty', the cheerful coal and diesel carrying chap who was off loading early winter supplies to boats.
We threaded our way through the maze of boats, and moved on through pretty Shipton on Cherwell, and onto Lower Heyford where a short queue of boats built up. As often happens in these situations, the lady crews quickly sort it all out and do the hard work, and the men just stand and wiggle the tillers!
This evening, after a short walk uphill, to the only pub in Upper Heyford, we carried out some quality control of Fullers ales, and returned to the boat, and as the water level was low, we have left the ropes a little slack. (Our last lock had a faulty top paddle, and so the pound is now down on where it should be.) As often happens overnight, water levels sort themselves out, and we will not have any problem tomorrow, certainly not if we get away early, after the bacon sandwiches!
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