Having moored at one of our favourite places just outside Braunston the previous evening, next to a ripe corn field and being disappointed with the weather forecast of evening sun, which didn't happen, we were delighted to get a mooring tonight at yet another of our favourite moorings on the Oxford Canal. The sun was shining, the chairs came out and so did the bbq. Tonight we had a lovely view over fields of barley, had some barbecued buffalo burgers and some tesco sausages, a couple of much deserved, glasses of vino and then, the clouds built, the skies darkened and rain threatened so a rapid clear up took place and we decamped into Hunters Moon.
Approaching Braunston
Monday's view across the corn fields
Tuesday's view across the fields of barley
BBQ in the sun
but
look at the clouds building!
Earlier we had ascended the Napton flight in the slowest time ever. We were following a boat trailing another 'sort of boat' (apparently the children's accommodation ), and they were very, very slow entering each of the nine locks! Tedious! It took just under 3 hours . So we thoroughly deserved our glass of wine, or two!
Lovely to see some warn sunshine and a lovely end to our summer cruising.
We go back into Fenny Marina for August when we are helping with Emily's school holiday cover, we have family to catch up with and a string of jobs we hope to get done around the house and garden. Also, this year, we are going on our Baltic Cruise in a bug boat, not Hunters Moon, so won't be starting our autumn cruising until mid September.
Not sure yet where we will head, maybe a Thames trip!
A bug boat?!!! I hope not! Glad you saw some sun towards the end of your trip. We are very fed up with wind and rain.
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