After a jolly night with John and Nev, as expected, (I have to say that, John reads this blog ;-}}), we had a peaceful night on our field mooring above Eynsham Lock.
We had some concerns about finding a mooring at Osney, between the bridge and the lock, so made an earlyish start this morning. We moved onto the water point, an excellent one with a big hose and good pressure. Whilst we were there, John wandered past and said they would come through when we’d finished and top up Waimaru’s tank, then share down with us before pumping out.
This started well, but a small cruiser came along as Waimaru was just finishing. Since John wanted a pump out, Sheila and I worked the two boats down, then another boat up, before starting down ourselves. By the time we’d done all this, the lockie had come on and finished off our locking for us.
We set off for King’s Lock, Sheila steering on a pleasant but not over warm day. Waimaru caught up at King’s, and we boated on together through Godstow and past Port Meadow to Osney.
There was just room for Sanity Again and Waimaru in one space, with a couple of other 60 foot spaces further down.
The working pair Archimedes and Ara are here, collecting coal before going on up to Lechlade.
We’ve had a pleasant afternoon, rubbernecking and shopping in Oxford, then sitting out on the bow in overcast but warm weather.
We are entertaining John and Nev tonight; I thought about getting two £10 meals for two from Marks, but I’m going to cook properly really.
Tomorrow, we’ll carry on down to Abingdon, and roost there for a few days, getting the newsletter sorted out ready for Beale Park.
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