A beautiful morning with rain later said the forecast - so off we set! Our first lock, is right next the the Dukes Cut, which is another entrance to the Oxford off the Thames. We arrived at the same moment as a (large) group of lads and a couple of girls. They asked for help as to how these canal lock thingies worked....they had already knocked their rudder off and had had to call the mechanic out to fix it! So we spent a bit of time giving them some tuition - and they subsequently followed us along the canal.
Further on, Annie was walking between lift bridges and began talking with a South African lady walking along. Apparently she spends 6 months in this country each year just walking.
We arrived in Thrupp early afternoon and moored up outside The Boat Inn just as it started to rain.... heavily! After tea we went for a quick one, and to book a table for a meal as Mum and Chris are dropping in tomorrow.
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| Annie giving lock-handling lessons |
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| Then they followed us. Not sure where the sailor came from.... |
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