As we came off the Coventry Canal onto the Oxford Canal at Hawkesbury Junction we were being followed by steamer Laplander (contemporaneous blog post here). While we were waiting for the stop lock the boy on Laplander whipped out a radio controlled speedboat and treated us to a spot of high speed antics.
I expect it was the fastest motorised vessel that patch of water had ever seen.
From blacking: Day 2
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As I was ahead of schedule I had a pretty relaxed start to the day. I
walked up to the village as I’d arranged to meet Kathryn for a cup of tea
in the c...
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