2007 Cropredy to Marston Doles reversed for 2008

On Monday, we made it as far as Cropredy, Elizabeth's hoped for stop to be able to set out for the airport to collect Jeffrey from Australia for Christmas. In 2007, this same journey took 8 hours with three extra hands (four Meachins less one Elizabeth) and this year took us 6 1/2 hours. Smug? No... On the journey, we took a tiny frog who had hopped on for the ride from one lock to another on the Claydon flight, and Pete saw a Heron. A gorgeous robin sat on a branch SO close while we did the top lock on our way in to Cropredy. When we got to Cropredy, Elizabeth took a taxi to Banbury, a train to Coventry, another train to Rugby and a taxi to Blue Haven to collect Reg for his airport run.