14th April 2013 - Thrupp to Kirtlington

Sadly we cannot receive BBC on the TV so were reduced to listening to the Chinese Grand Prix on Radio 5 live.  To tell you the truth we thoroughly enjoyed the commentary as on radio, you have to concentrate on the race, much more than when watching TV.
After breakfast we went a walk around the village - and found there isn't one.  Thrupp comprises 2 pubs, a few houses, and several hundred boats.  The majority of residents are water based.
Walked across to the Boat Inn for 1.30pm to find Chris and Mum already there.  Had a lovely meal - I would quite recomment the Golden Hen ale too!
After a cuppa back on the boat Chris and Mum set off for home and we cast off and set off from our mooring.  The aim was to get back out into the sticks and moor up.  About 7pm we found a lovely spot next to 'Caravan Swing Bridge'.  you look at the bridge... then wonder - why does a fully functioning swing bridge end in a ploughed field with no track on the other side.  A second glance reveals a decrepit set of iron wheels and springs.  Could this be the caravan that gave the bridge its name?  Google provided the answer straight away....

Photo taken in 1976 when the caravan still existed!

Mum & Sister & boat