28 August 2011 - Remained at Napton lock 14

Weather was rather iffy with heavy showers sweeping over at regular intervals.  Also - its the Belgian Grand Prix so we decided to remain moored here for the day.  A most excellent race watched on TV meant that the batteries were run flat and we had to run the engine for a couple of hours to recharge them. In the evening we walked down to the Folly Inn at the bottom of the locks - which the book said was closed.  For a closed pub it was very lively and serves a great pint of Old Hooky.  On our way back we came across a couple of boaters flapping about because the water level in the pound they were in had dropped over the previous 2 hours.  One was a young family worried that low levels might sink the boat.  The other was a nasty piece of work threatening to sue BW if his boat was damaged.  They were being assisted by a helpful nearby resident boater who had contacted BW.  BW had advised (sensibly) for them to just move out of the pound.  Annie and I took over from the helpful boater (so he could return to the Folly and go back to his pint).  We took the family up a few locks, leaving them in a safe none-leaking pound.

Prefabricated block house from WW2.  The slit will take a rifle
not a machine gun.  Thank heavens the Germans never invaded!