Eric Your plan is do-able but I would go for stopping at different places on the way back.
If you like peaceful, quiet rural moorings then I would recommend The old quarry just above the Rock of Gibraltar and also Nell's bridge just above Aynho. These will match your first night near Priors Hardwaick for peace and lots of wildlife to observe. If you are after pubs to eat and drink in the evening, then choose from Fenny Wharf, Aynho and Banbury for stopping additional points. Cropredy to Thrupp is two days travel. When is this trip occurring? Daylight length can make a lot of difference to cruising distance and lock queues on the Oxford. If you look on the trip reports on the Jannock website, you will find numerous log reports for doing the Oxford as we spent 5 years moored at Cropredy so the start and end of every trip involved doing it. Enjoy Graham www.jannock.org.uk
