Yesterday's blog covered the delivery and launching of 'Charlie Mo' We returned to Aynho Wharf this morning to find our boat still tied up where we had left it, and most importantly still afloat with no water where it shouldn't be! We unpacked some of our 'stuff' and an hour later we set off northwards towards Cropredy. It is easier to access both sides of the boat from a lock, so we stopped for a short while at a lock to put all the roof furniture in place. With a further short stop in Banbury, the voyage 'home' took around 6 hours, The drive to the wharf in the morning took about 30 minutes and that was during the Banbury rush hour. The Oxford Canal is the second busiest canal in the country, only being beaten by the Llangollen Canal. Throughout the entire voyage we only saw 3 boats on the move, largely due to the fact that it is February, but also locks are closed for maintenance north of Cropredy and south on the Thames.
The log book now has its first entry: total miles: 10.85, total locks: 8
The ubiquitous time-lapse is at the end.
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| Aynho Wharf just before setting off |
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| Underway |
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| The first lock |
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| Roof furniture and cratch cover fitted |
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| One of the proud owners |
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| Another lock filling |
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| Celebratory Tesco sandwich and a glass (small for the driver) bubbly |
Timelapse: 10.85 miles and 8 locks in a little under 3 minutes
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