Before we got to Thrupp, we woke to a beautiful day on June 30th, setting out at 7:30, going through the lock (pictured), then stopping at the service point. The day was fine and we moored up in Banbury at 10:45, giving Elizabeth a chance to shower and get ready for a meeting in Birmingham. As she set out on deck to leave for the station, a gentle knocking on the boat revealed our friend, Kate, having just visited Tooley's boat yard to do a risk assessment for her play to be performed there a week Friday. What fun! The same Kate we were on our way to meet in Thrupp.As Elizabeth trained to Brum, Pete stayed aboard, worked, did laundry and went shopping. On all meeting up again, ropes were dropped and we set off south again at 6:30pm, taking us by the station then round to Malc and Dink's place. This is one of our favourite places!! Malc and Dink have their photo on the side of the house, according to one of our boating friends, because they wanted people to know who they were. They offer moorings, keep goats, a few sheep, geese, and generally are canal entrepreneurs. Do enlarge the photo to get a full sense of activity!
We moored up at Twyford wharf, just west of Kings Sutton, at 8:10. It was a warm and wonderful day and we had a great chat with the house owners opposite the towpath. As we raise our parasol, they asked us when the Pimms would be served...
Pete having collected Reg, we stayed in Twyford a few days for Elizabeth to go to Cambridge for meetings, while Pete and Levi got through a few wash loads. With good comms, he did a fair bit of work as well!
