Date - 11/8 Day - Friday Start - 07 40 Fenny Compton End - 1800 Kings Sutton
We set off as soon as we had eaten breakfast at 0740 but we didn't see another boat until we entered the top lock at Claydon where I spotted a boat leaving the second lock, I waved to them but unfortunately they still closed the top gate as they left. However they made up for it by the two daughters working me down while Diana walked to the second and reset it. Whilst going down in the second a lady came round the corner, windlass in hand. She saw us and went to report back, a little later a boat came round the bend but the third crew member still closed the gates behind them. Maybe they are reading the BW notices tell you to save water by closing all gates and paddles. We saw very little else until we reached Cropredy where there were loads of people, Diana wanted to buy a postcard at the shop but couldn't get in. After filling with water we pushed on until we met John and Kate just before stopping by Virgo to have a look round and a drink with Guy and Connie. One or two boats passed while we were there, the latter leaving all the bottom gates open as he went down the locks, things didn't improve until we reached Banbury. Whilst in Banbury we went shopping in Morrison's, the closest supermarket to the canal right beside bridge 168 on the off side. Just beyond this bridge we picked some huge blackberries on the offside from the front deck of the boat. We continued south looking for a reasonably quiet parts of this stretch of canal with its proximity to the M40. The best we found was just above lock Kings Sutton Lock at 6 o'clock. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit my Web site at http://www.harnser.info Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
