Tag: Oxford canal
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The River Thames….part 1
Canals we were good on but to get to the Kennet and Avon Canal we have to use the River Thames. That is big open water compared to a little canal. We were, to say the least, terrified for what it would be like. The Sunday morning Alan push me off and walked along the […]
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First River, a Chugging Noise, and Oxford
We realised that at this point if we pushed on and had a long day we could potentially reach the Thames the next day. Challenge accepted! Friday was a mostly uneventful day. We cruised from 8:30 am until 6pm. As we hoped to be onto the Thames the next day we topped up our water […]
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Banbury, Low Water, and The Pig Place
The day started out normally. We had no idea how hairy it would get. We left Cropredy and headed on the Banbury. The plan was a treat, a shop, and cruising as far as we could manage for the day. It just wasn’t as far as we expected. We moored up a bit north of […]
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Down the locks and a surprising splash
We had climbed up the hill so now it is time to go back down again. In fact all the way down the Oxford and Thames is down locks now. I hated the single up locks and didn’t know what to expect with going down. We also had a surprising little splash happen at lunch […]