We set off in warm sunny weather at 8:40, starting early as we wanted to get within easy reach of our marina for the journey home tomorrow.
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| About to leave Lock 10 |
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| Looking back at Lock 10 from Lock 9 |
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| Looking back at Lock 9 from Lock 8 (bottom Lock) |
About a mile after leaving our mooring we reached the top lock (lock 14) of the 7-lock Napton flight the bottom one being lock 8. Although the locks were easy to operate our descent was slow as we were travelling close behind another boat and each time they went down a lock we had to refill it so we could also descend. Sadly there were no boats coming up who could do the extra work for us until the bottom of the flight.
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| Moored between Flecknoe and Lower Shuckburgh |
At the bottom lock we dumped our rubbish at the adjacent waste facilities and continued the 2 mile journey to Napton Junction where the Oxford Canal joins the Grand Union. The weather was becoming increasingly hot so we stopped for the day at 12:35 on an isolated mooring only a few feet longer than the boat, so no danger of noisy neighbours, unfortunately there is no shade.
PS the temperature in the boat is now 37C!
Daily travel details
Distance: 5.85 miles
Locks: 7
Duration: 3 hours 55 minutes
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