Date - 05 01 07 Day - Friday Start - 0945 bridge 99 GU End - 1 PM Napton Top Lock
This morning started with a very fine but wet drizzle but this rapidly improved with blue skys. We met a couple of boats on our way and were soon at Wigrams Turn where we said a final goodbye to Pauline, Loan, John and Chard all on Fringilla as they continued on the GU to Ventner Farm whereas we continued south on the South Oxford Canal. I noted that Wigrams Turn are still doing pump outs for £12 and Diesel at 52p/lt. We continued to the Napton flight where we found all the locks against us and no sign of anyone coming down. In the first pound the contractors are still working hard to replace the towpath just below lock 9 and it is still necessary to drop a crew member off on the offside to work the lock. This could prove troublesome for single hander as there are no mooring posts. We just arrived back at our moorings as a few drops of rain fell but for a change we had had a dry run up the flight. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
