Today was a lovely day. We had a late start and stopped for lunch out in Croperdy, then continued up the Oxford Canal. Lots of locks, and a few other boats underway. We were lead boat in a group of three all afternoon, and all stopped here. We’ll probably see them at dinner at the local canal side restaurant.
These narrowboats are narrow for a reason. There are lots of narrow passes and bridges where we get through with inches to spare on either side. Turnaround areas are infrequent and much of the time the canal is not much more than a ditch. It’s remarkable to be traveling slowly through the countryside on a 20 ton boat. We were easily overtaken and passed this morning by a group of recreational kayakers. That’s how slow we are traveling.
Our plan is to get to Coventry by Friday. Mallory and Miles are meeting us there Friday afternoon for a few days. According to the online planning tool we’re using that’s about 5 hours per day travel time.
Weather has been overcast with daytime highs of about 8C. Not unpleasant, but not warm. The next three days are forecast to be sunny and warmer.
These are our favourite pictures from today.
Boating Adventures 