We left our mooring at Thrupp, Denise opened the first swing bridge which was electronically operated and the we topped up with water before carrying on down the canal. We pass Shipton on Cherwell where in 1860 the thigh bones of an immense dinosaur Cetiosaurus Oxoiensis http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/dinosauria/sauropoda/cetiosaurus was found in the nearby quarry.
We pass glorious farmlands and now and then the canal closes in with reeds on both sides,we then pass Tackley and its funny named Pigeon lock which we go through. lower and upper Heyford drift pass About 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village is the former RAF Upper Heyford air base. The RAF used the air base from the 1920s as a bomber base, then in the 1950s assigned to the USAF. Since its closure in 1994, the air base has become a substantial industrial and commercial estate. The runway (once the second longest in Europe) is used to store new cars awaiting delivery to dealers. Numerous Cold War relics remain including disused bunkers, water towers, huts and fences.
We then go pass Somerton deep lock as it name says it quite deep, about 12ft deep and then just pass here we moor up
We have had no bad news about our brother in law John, and our thoughts go out to him, my sister Carol and the rest of the family, but we are not far from our home mooring if we are needed.
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