Upped mooring pins at 9am in beautiful sunshine heading to Banbury. Moored up next to Morrisons for the food shop, then moved through the town to moor up in the centre.
A thoroughly modern town with shopping centre along one bank - yet with the canal running through. Unlike many towns it has not turned its back on the waterway but has made it a fantastic central feature with walkways overlooking it. Even the shopping centre has been built in the style of the canal-side warehouses that once stood here.
I wandered along to Tooleys boatyard - bizzarly set in the midst of modern glass buildings - a tiny 19th century throw back of ageing brick workshops, lathes and stores - all grade 2 listed and all still a fully functioning commercial business! Bought a fuel filter for our Isuzu motor.
After lunch we cast off again to make the most of a glorious day. The higher we get (all the locks are up) the more we get buffeted by the strong wind. Finally parked up just outside Cropredy as I didnt fancy navigating the narrow gap between the lines of boats in Cropredy in this wind. A beatiful sunset in a huge sky followed by a magnificent display of stars.
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