Lower Heyford to Banbury

Up early today and the Suns come back out.........hooray so off we set again a heavy lift bridge is our first obstacle the canal wanders through water meadows as we head North along the Cherwell valley.

As it enter Somerton it enter a short cutting before it opens to into open pastureland before we reach Somerton deep lock at 12 ft deep. We then pass Anyho Junction and more lock and lift bridges but luckily for us the lift, bridges are left in the open position.

The M40 crosses the canal and its drone of traffic is noticeable, then the houses of the outskirts of Banbury come into view and gradually more and more urban then it's a lock and a lift bridge before we moor in the middle of Banbury for the night.