Napton Locks

 

Waiting to ascend Napton bottom lock

Waiting funder a bridge or anfother lock

Water buffalo

The skies are grey. but yesterday's cold wind has now died down so only 3 layers of clothing were required.  We cruised the 1.6 miles to a convenient mooring just before Napton bottom lock.  From here we walked up to the village to visit the local shop which has good reputation amongst boaters.  This we found was well deserved as not only did they sell the firelighters which we needed but also a good range of snacks. I was surprised to see blood oranges oin sale sine we never have them in our local supermarkets.

Back on the boat, after eating  a snack from the Napton shop for lunch, we set off up the first lock of the Napton flight.  . On the flight there are good views of the water buffalo kept by a local farmer.  Apparently the water buffalo burgers sold by the Napton shop are delicious. We may buy some of the journey back. After 2 hours we had ascended 6 locks and found a good mooring spot to stop for the night.

Journey statistics

Time: 2.5 hours
Distance: 2.5 miles

Locks: 6