Yesterday we left the mooring at Kidlington and had a quiet cruise to Lower Heyford where we bought diesel 85p a litre, cost us 73p a month ago. Still we need the stuff so we have to pay the price. Found a mooring just after the marina and settled down for the night. Tele reception wasnt very good so Paul was a bit on the grumpy side and I couldnt get an internet connection so I was grumpy too, so we made a good pair.
This morning we set off again in the rain and wind heading for a nice mooring a couple of miles up river. We met lots of hire boats going in the opposite direction so that helped when we came to the locks made life a lot easier and gave me a chance to have a chat with fellow boaters. At the moment Paul is trying to fish but with the amount of boat traffic on the canal he may have to give it up as a bad job.
Depending on the weather we may stay here a day or so want to get through Banbury without stopping so have to plan where we will be stopping next. Will we have a short day or go for it and do cruise for 4 or 5 hours it is a problem having to make these desicions.
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- After years of working,Paul and I retired early. I worked in accounts departments and Paul spent 39 years as an Electrical Mechanical engineer in the industrial refrigeration industry. Paul also served time as a refrigeration engineer officer with P&O, to-ing and fro-ing to NZ. In 2001 we decided to move to Spain where we bought an old Spanish finca that needed total renovation. We took our 1500 Goldwing with us to Spain planning to explore the country. But because of the amount of work that needed doing to the finca we were unable to get full use of our lovely motorbike. So it was shipped back to England where it was sold. It took us 3 1/2 years to finish the house, by which time Paul was hankering after another bike so we bought a new Honda VTX 1300 cruiser which was a pleasure to use with our biker friends. In 2007 the writing was on the wall so we decided to return to the UK and bought our lovely narrowboat which was a big step for me as I had never dreamt of living on a narrowboat. Paul has had sailing boats in the past and regulary crewed on a Medway Bawley Gaffer and raced in many local events. We are continuous cruisers planning to explore as much as we can.
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