When we awoke this morning it was cold and misty which always looks appropriate on the canals. We set off at 9:15 and travelled the 3-4 miles to Marston Doles at the start of the final set of locks for this trip. After an hour or so the mist cleared and the rest of the day was sunny. As at Wormleighton Hill yesterday, travelling in the opposite direction gives a very different impression of the area. Going down, from most of the canals you you can see the village of Napton across the hillside.
One of the sights of this area are the black long horned cows in the canalside fields. But they aren't cows. When we were here several years ago we spoke to the farmer who explained they were water buffalo. He said they were ideal animals, good for eating, lived on poor quality grass, and mainly looked after themselves being happy outdoors over the winter.
The 9 locks were easy to operate and as there were several boats travelling in the opposite direction so we had a lot of help working the paddles and the gates .After completing the flight we moored early at 13:15 a short distance further on.
6.6 miles 9 locks 4 hours c ruising
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