Before talking about today, here's a photo from Saturday as we cruised from Napton Junction to Braunston. Sun has been a welcome feature of this holiday so far!
Oh, and here's another photo from earlier. We've had the stove going (hooray!) to combat the chilly mornings (and evenings). Shortly after lighting, the amount of smoke pouring out of the chimney can hinder visibility somewhat. No danger of that today, though, as the wind has blown the smoke away as soon as it dares to emerge.
Our view this morning looking from the bow back towards the Wharf Inn.
I woke Maffi at half-past nine, and he came on board Shadow for a cup of tea and a chat.
Maffi reckons this will be another harsh winter, judging by the number of berries on the trees. At Cropredy Lock this tree was certainly berry-laden.
This must be one of the shortest cruising days we've done, travelling on the Oxford Canal from Fenny Compton Wharf to Cropredy - about four hours.
We're in no rush as we want to be in Thrupp for Thursday evening, so we stopped in the sunshine below Cropredy Lock.
It's been quite windy today, making the entrance to most of the locks a matter of sliding along the coping (on the left) with the tiller held over to the right, until the nose popped in to the chamber.
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