Our journey south continued this morning. I took the boat through the lift bridge and
into the lock. When we first started I
wouldn’t do the lock in Banbury as there are always so many gongoozlers but today
I did it perfectly, Richard gave me 10 out of 10 but there was hardly anyone
there to see it!
Richard was locking today which gave me the opportunity to take some
photos – it’s the only time I seem to remember to take any. This is Kings Sutton Church from Grant’s
Lock.
Passed the Pig Place – we really will stop one day and onto Nell Bridge
Lock. The lock cottage seems to fall
into more and more disrepair each time we go passed it.
Just after Nell Bridge Lock the rain poured down but it had stopped
before we got to Aynho Weir Lock – less than ½ a mile. Another boat was waiting to go down Nell
Bridge Lock after us and the skipper suggested that we both go through the
diamond shaped Aynho Weir Lock together – quite why we didn’t understand but
how could we say no! The lock was empty
and the gate open when we got there so we went in and waited – thank goodness
the rain had stopped! Anyway we both got
in with bags of room to spare and went down – all of 8½ inches! The lady of the boat said that they hated the
diamond shaped locks – I’m still trying to work out why!
We pulled over at Aynho Wharf - I spent the afternoon crocheting but
I think Richard and Muffin were exhausted!
We went to the Great Western Arms for dinner where we had met Paul
Macey and his lovely wife Elaine, last year.
If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you will know that Elaine
sadly died a few weeks ago so we drank a toast to her.
6.85 miles
5 locks
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