The journey so far has been rather slow going because leaves falling into the canal are getting trapped around the prop. Each time this happens the boat slows down and we have to stop and give it a quick blast in reverse to flush water around the prop removing the leaves. So we have not got as far as we would have liked.
To make matters worse the weather forecast is showing heavy rain all day Friday which would make travelling very unpleasant. If we stopped for the day we would have difficulty getting home by Sunday and in any case spending a day stuck in the boat would be very boring.
So after setting out at 9:50 we cruised 3/4 mile to the next winding hole and turned around to go back towards Rugby. On the journey back we were delighted to see a kingfisher, our first sighting this year. By 13:00 we arrived back in Rugby and moored up for the night.
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| Typical North Oxford Canal Scenery |
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| Site of last year's major landslip in cutting near Brinklow |
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| Recent major earthworks at the landslip site |
Journey Statistics
Distance - 6.27 miles
Duration - 3 hours 10 minutes
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