A couple of days in the marina till we left for the Oxford Canal today

HWe stayed in the marina as we had a few little jobs to do, things like riveting the hooks as to attach the cratch cover too,a bit of touch up painting and other little jobs. We were going to move on Saturdayt but decided that as we had a great television signal in the marina that we stay put as to watch the climax of the Rugby Six Nations, and what a seven hours of rugby it was so Congratulations  to Ireland for winning the championship.

So  back to today, we got up had some breakfast before setting of on our journey, we left the marina and turned left on to the Oxford Canal, this is the second time we travelled down this canal but we need to to this as to eventually get on to our main destination the Kennet and Avon canal. The sun is warm on our faces but their is stil a chill in the air, all was going well till we came to our first lock, Napton bottom lock one of nine in this flight of locks. As we approached it we noticed a queue of Narrowboats waiting, and one of the boats crew came to us and told us that a boat had run a ground in a lock, and as we found out later a few locks and there water pounds were low on water, so we had wait until the water was transfered all away from the top lock down nine locks till the bottom lock which increased the water in all the locks and re floating the stuck in the lock boat who could the carry on their journey.

This costs us over an hour of our journey, but we were in no hurry so didn't really bother us and eventually we were on our way. Passing the tiny settlement of Marston Doles which owed it existence to the canal, towing horses were stabled here and the remains of the old pumping house building was situated here, pumping water between the top and bottom lock, today we could of done with this water.

We reached our last lock  and then pass the little village of Prior Harwick before we decide to to moor at the brow of Wormleighton hill for the night, where we enjoyed a spectacular sunset, unfortunately I have a new  camera and can't transfer the photos from it to the IPad for some reason, hopefully will be able to work it out soon.

Another problem I found out today is that whilst back in Cardiff I bought a pair of new walking boots, today when I went to put them on I found that they were two left boots, so no new boots for me today.

And also one of my front teeth implant came out so I have a gap in front, not the best start of to the week, hope it gets better.