Date - 10/9/06 Day - Thursday Start - Napton End - Fenny Compton It was 4 15 by the time we had set off after loaded and turned the boat round to face Oxford. There was a steady stream of boats coming down the flight and we only had the Marston Doles pair to do today. The first lock went fine, the boat ahead of us went in just after we arrived as a boat came down and another boat came down as they left leaving the lock ready for us to go up. When we left there was nothing waiting to come down, the reason for this became obvious as we rounded the bend, there were 2 boats waiting to go up the top lock and nothing in the lock to come down. Steve from BW was there trying to remove a foreign object from the top paddle. This was preventing the paddle being closed. He managed to drag out the offending object, but as soon as the lock was used it was dragged back in. Eventually we cleared the lock and carried on to Fenny Compton Wharf where we moored at 8 pm for the night eating in the pub. The pub, The Wharf is now owned by the same company that owns The Boat at Newbold. The menu is not as extensive as it use to be and the service has not improved since we were there last. I had to stop the waitress taking our plates before Diana had finished her first course. The sweet portions were of a very good size.
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