3 July from Deer to Boats

We set out from the deer country to moor up in boat country - Lower Heyford and Oxfordshire Narrowboats. Bella seems hard wired to stop there somehow and we always oblige, enjoying saying our hellos and enjoying the space and the memories. Our first hire boat was Burcot, a tiny 30 something footer from Oxfordshire Narrowboats and Josie had her first swim off the pontoon there. Dear Richard, himself a foster parent of German Shepherds, pulled her out sharpish and we giggle at the memory. We'd had a long feeling cruise, though not more than a few hours really. During the cruising, Elizabeth was mostly at the computer working and Pete was struggling with wondering where his deck hand was.