Moved along the canal to Thrupp where we moored for a week. While here FL passed her four-yearly boat safety test.
I caught a bus back to Banbury with four other masked passengers to collect a parcel from the post office, the bus takes an hour as it winds a route through several pretty Oxfordshire villages, Tackley is exceptionally nice.
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| Canoe hire on the wide was doing a good trade |
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| Favourite visitors |
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| The Jolly boatman |
It was a nice day when we set off for the Thames.
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Bullers Canal bridge.
Grade ll listed building. Early C19. Coursed limestone rubble with squared stone to piers and coping. Stilted and keyed segmental arch with ashlar voussoirs. |
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| Roundham Bridge & lock |
At Dukes cut we met three hire boats with 20 members of the same family aboard, they were celebrating grandad Tom's 80th birthday. A table was booked at the Boat Inn, Thrupp, I hope they managed to find moorings free.
We hadn't planned on coming to the Thames this year, so needed to acquire a visitor license, the lock keepers have stopped issuing these because of Covid 19, we were given a slip of paper at Eynsham lock with instructions to email or phone. The phone number rang continuously so I emailed and was sent a different number that had a working from home human at the end - 0330 159 1983 if anyone is coming this way.
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| Moored at Eynsham |
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| Moored at Bablock Hythe |
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| Moored above Rushy lock. |
When we set off this morning at 8am two lady pensioners were climbing out of the water behind FL after a swim. Apparently, they swim most days of the year, river conditions permitting.
Just a mile and a half cruise today mooring up before Radcot bridge.
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| Radcot mooring. |
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