Jim and Chris arrived on their NB Sylph with Jim singing Waltzing Matilda to attract our attention!!! They moored close by and while Bron finished the last blog, Bob helped them moor, chatted to other neighbours and finally returned to Celtic Maid with Chris and Jim in tow for social drinks!!! We slept well. On…
DetailsHere we are on a beautiful Monday moored near Fenny Compton on a 14 day mooring. It has been an eventful few days even tho we have only managed to move a relatively short distance. We enjoyed a couple of drinks with Chris and Jim on Thursday night before a reasonably early night. We set…
DetailsOur sojourn in Thrupp for three days gave us the chance to catch up on a few things – Bob needed to rest as the cocktail of medications he is on for his eye are making him very tired (amongst other side effects!), the boat needed a clean and starting on the polish, and there…
DetailsWe have finally left the busyness of the Thames River and entered the more serene and very narrow Oxford Canal. Soon after setting off from Abingdon on Saturday, the heavens opened up and we undertook the journey to just below Oxford in very rainy conditions.In between locks Bron was trying to get the washing done…
DetailsWhat a hectic couple of weeks we have had! From Radcot (where Bob went for a bit of a walk and surprisingly found a pub while Bron wrote the last post!!) we went the remaining distance to Lechlade and moored by the field where the cattle were grazing. They were very enthusiastic about investigating all…
DetailsWhat beautiful weather we have had to do the dash up the Thames River as far as we can go before returning in time to attend Bob’s eye specialist appointment in London on the 18th June. After several lovely days in Abingdon where we replaced the gearbox, repacked the stern gland, met the wonderful Julia…
DetailsNot sure if the gods are smiling on us or frowning! But we are still smiling…. After a rather long day on Monday we made our way upstream of Wallingford and yet again moored in the trees. This reminded us of our trips on the Murray in Smiley where we would find a couple of…
DetailsHow bloody exciting!!!! We were both really looking forward to cutting the umbilical cord which was the familiarity of the K&A and venturing forth into the mighty Thames River. Sounds a bit dramatic but we didn’t dream this big and come this far to feel stuck in one canal on this massive system, knowing it…
DetailsAfter a wander through Reading in search of a possible vacuum cleaner answer (to no avail) and a few other necessary tools on Thursday we checked in with Rob and Trish for last minute advice before making the decision to head into the Thames River on Saturday. Their advice (which was good and always worth…
DetailsWell this is probably my penultimate posting from the Kennet and Avon Canal. Today we bravely ventured along the last part of the canal system and are within cooee of the Thames River. But first things first… We returned from Venice to our boat on Saturday and were so happy to see her so well…
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