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I have put this lovely Kingfisher on this post just to distract you from the unsavoury part of this tale. After we had turned the boat and...

On the way to Napton this pony stood forlornly on the towpath. How did he get there and where is his owner? A lady was walking her dog towar...

And then.................. we came across this sheep. No movement was detected and both of us assumed it was dead. But a couple of hours lat...

As we travelled round a sharp left hand bend this signet appeared on the bank. Luckily my camera was to hand and I captured him stretching ...

6.45 am. I love these mornings. This must be a sign that Autumn is on its way.

Bank Holiday Monday. With any luck the canals will be quieter now that the kids are due back to school soon. Ian has painted the gunwales ...

We got to Braunston within 2 hours and after using the facilities and visiting Midland Chandlers, we had a quick discussion and decided to h...

As we headed of towards Braunston we came across this sorry sight. The boat on the inside looked to be a wooden hull working butty. The outs...

We have finally said farewell to our cruising partners. Margaret and Gillian were the only two to wave us off. Gillian and Pauls son Alan a...

They are so cheeky. Pinched my sandwich. Mind you I shouldn't have held it over the boat.

We were nearly at the bottom of Napton and the drizzle and rain never let up all day. This picture shows what a miserable day this was. Den...

We had already gone down several locks on the Napton flight when BW appeared. The paddle mechanism had disintegrated on the left of the bot...

All I needed now was a plane and the picture would have been complete.

How lovely to see new pilings going in. Long may it continue.

Two working boats approached Banbury lock. The motor " Kangaroo" came down first and then as we were going up I noticed "Kang...

Banbury lock. We eventually found a place by a skateboard park. The last mooring to be had!!! The town center was only a short walk away so ...

The sky looked ominous. Thankfully Dennis decided to moor up quickly. Its lucky we did because just as we got inside there was a flash of li...

This was the last lock of the day. We had planned to get to Banbury but as you can see in the next few pictures we thought we might leave it...

At 12ft, this is the deepest narrow lock on the Oxford canal. Ian struggled to close the gate but managed in the end. The view from the top ...