A tale of two day boats

On the sunniest day of the summer so far we travelled from Aynho Wharf to Thrupp. Rather more than we had planned - we had originally intended to stop at Lower Heyford - but we decided to give ourselves an extra day in Oxford. We did stop at Lower Heyford for water but, by the time the tank was full, so too were the 48 hour moorings in front of us. Two boats had nabbed the last two spaces while filling up.

We encountered two day boats between Lower Heyford and Thrupp. The first was all over the place and steered straight into the brickwork of a bridge.

The second seemed a bit more under control despite looking overloaded. Look: one of them is reading a book!

We met the crew of the second boat again, in the Boat Inn in Thrupp (where we had a nice meal). They were students at Keble College politely celebrating the end of their exams.

In the evening we called in to see Anne, a BCF friend who lives in Thrupp.