That’s the jet stream and us!
The weather forecast is getting better! The jet stream appears to be ‘going back where it should be’ and the days are looking more like summer ! Yahoooooooo!
The weather forecast is getting better! The jet stream appears to be ‘going back where it should be’ and the days are looking more like summer ! Yahoooooooo!
Today’s weather is supposed to be dry and that’s good enough for us as we leave Bablock Hythe heading in a north easterly direction...
... past the Ferry Inn ...
... to Pinkhill Lock ...
Mags on Seyella ...
Pasing the Anglo Welsh and Oxford Cruiser hire bases
Geoff is the first through ...
Eynsham Bridge - a lovely structure.
After pulling over to fill our rather depleted water tanks Geoff and I walked into the village for supplies. Eynsham, despite being quite small has all the shops needed, an excellent fresh fruit and veg shop has recently opened, there’s a post office, newsagent, DIY shop, baker, butcher, florist, electrical shop, wine store, a car-parts shop that also sells pet supplies and a Co-op. Everything you could need really, it’s just such a pity that the short path up to the bridge is so muddy!
Into Eynsham Lock ...
... where all the sluices except two are open ...
... and the lock keepers go about their daily toil
It was the 28th of June when we came through Dukes Cut and turned right on our way to Lechlade and today this boat above was the first one to pass us since then whilst we were also on the move!
20 past 2 and we can see Kings Lock House ‘just over there’ although it’s really round this bend, and that bend and then another for good measure!
Seyella coming around yet another one!
Left to Dukes Cut and right to King’s Lock
Descending the lock - note the beams - slimmer than is usual and not painted - sooo tactile - beautifully smooth.
The reach (stretch of river (as opposed to canal) between locks) below Godstow Lock (next one down) still has red boards showing and the King’s Lock keeper advised us either to moor up at Godstow Abbey or on the end of the lock landing here ...
... which happens to be opposite the weir and the flow is quite strong
Mags wasn’t happy moored near the lock watching the fast water passing the windows so Geoff pulled the pins on Seyella and is now moored above Godstow Lock
A walk round the lock site after dinner - the commemorative stone laid May 19th 1928
The grounds are quite pretty if a little overgrown in places - blowsy poppies and their lovely seed pods
Fantastic purple Buddleia ...
... really pretty close up
Water Lilies by the weir bridge
... strong stream ...
... raging over the weir ...
... what power in there
King’s Lock weir can also be seen from the other side as boats cruise down Duke’s Cut to enter the River Thames. That’s Rock n Roll at the top of the picture.
Interesting information boards ..
... at and about the low carbon visitor centre built in 2007/8.
... Floods - a topic very close to our hearts at the moment! (click on any of the pictures to enlarge)
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