First job in the morning was to walk up to the shop in Napton On The Hill where we bought fruit and snacks for the next 2 breakfasts and lunches. But the main objective was to get water buffalo burgers, the meat coming from the animals kept alongside the Napton locks.
Having returned to the boat we set off down the final lock to Napton Narrowboats hireboat base to pump out our waste tank. Ideally we could have waited until we returned to the marina but it was getting worryingly full.
Then along the the South Oxford Canal in 4-layer weather and joined' the Grand Union Canal to Braunston. There we stopped at Midland Chandlers to buy some bungee cord for the boat covers and an 11 foot barge pole Our old pole was detriorating badly after being left out in the bad weather for too long. We will have to prime and paint the new one so it doesnt suffer the same fate.
We were very lucky to find a mooring for the night just up from Midland Chandlers and a short walk from the The Boat Inn which we will visit for our evening meal.
Journey Statistics
Time: 4 hours (including pump-out and Midland Chandlers)
Distance: 7.25 miles
Locks: 1
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