Well we are moored up just outside of Kiddlington on the outskirts of Oxford. We had hoped to moor in the town or on the Thames but the weather closed in. Not so much the rain but the wind made steering difficult, especially when it was from the side. That’s one disadvantage of a Sea Otter, it weighs 3 ton compared to up to 20 tons the big ones weigh. The locks leading into Thrup were interesting in that we double locked in a narrow lock ! Our 27′ and a 42′ singlehanded squeezed in and went thru. Plenty of room once inside but a bit squeezey openning the gate. The lock exiting the Cherwell was a diamond shaped one like Aynho. We stopped at the Boat Inn for lunch, and moored up when a storm front approached. I’ll decide wether it’s Dukes Cut or The Sheepwas Channel for entering the Thames tomorrow after phoning John a fellow SO owner who lives on the river. Unfortunately my cracked tooth has started playing up again, so we will be a dry boat tonight ( to Penny’s relief ).

nb The singlehanded is removing his bike from the roof to fit under the lock bridge. We watched him tackle a lift bridge from the front of his boat using a boat hook. Most impressive !