Set sail on Saturday at about 9:00 with our trusty crew. Weather was lovely although we did have a couple of sharp showers.
We saw our first Kites since leaving the Thames and managed to get a couple of quite good pictures of them.
Matt and Karen helped with the locks and were soon relaxing and enjoying the trip (well I think they were any way!). Matt did get confused a couple of times and tried to shut the lock gate before the next boat had driven in, but we were soon all in the swing of it.
As usual George was enjoying lots of extra attention, he sure knows how to turn on his best cute looks.
We moored up in the middle of nowhere near a small hamlet called Northbrook. Karen, Matt, George and I went for a walk, while Rod did a few jobs. By chance we ended up in Upper Heyford where there just happened to be a lovely little Bistro, so Matt treated us to a beer - it had to be done.
On Sunday we left at about 9:00 and had bacon butties on the move.
Matt and Karen did the first lock. As you can see they were working hard.
We were aiming to get to Aynho Wharf, on the way we went through the appropriately named Somerton Deep Lock.
As you can see it really is deep, a 12 foot drop. One of the deepest on the network apparently.
George has been having lessons on the use of an IPad, he looks like he knows what he is doing!
We managed to find a spot just past Aynho wharf, we are treating ourselves to a romantic meal for two, in celebration at having let the house. The Great Western at Aynho has been recommended to us by the warden at Thrupp so we are hoping it is as good as he said.
Karen and Matt left at about 3:30, I think they enjoyed themselves.
Off to Banbury tomorrow.
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