Our Summer 2023 trip will take us through Stratford upon Avon, down the Avon, up the Severn to Stouport and then into Birmingham for the IWA Festival of Water. The nwe go back to our home marina as quickly as possible.
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| Many moored boats as we enter Braunston |
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| Braunston Junction |
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| Passing below the A425 |
After spending last night on the boat at our berth we filled up with diesel and left the marina at 11:15 turning south towards Braunston down the North Oxford Canal. Before the village there are clear signs of ridges and fsurrows in the fields presumably dating from medieval times. At Braunston Junction the Oxford Canal joins the Grand Union Canal leaving it some 5 miles later at Napton Junction. There our route continued on the Grand Union towards Birmingham.
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| Waiting below Calcutt top lock |
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| Moored beyond Calcutt Locks |
We had planned to stop for the night just above the three lock Calcutt flight. However there was no satisfactory place to moor so we had to continue down the locks. Fortunately we were accompanied by another narrowboat, "Out of the Blue" which halved the work Denise would otherwise have done on her own. Not so furtunately we were delayed by a hireboat crew being trained on how to work locks and by a boat coming up the flight. We had hoped to then moor at the bottom, but again we could not find anywhere suitable and so had to carry on for anothe mile where we were able to tie up for the night, the whole journey taking 5 hours when we had only planned 3.
Weather: blustery showers and sunny intervals, fairly warm.
9.93 miles, 3 locks, 5 hours travelling.
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