Day Two To Banbury, Part One: Grandpont to Enslow
Our last stop on the Thames was Kings Lock. Lock keepers have a very special kind of wisdom:
Then we said goodbye to our familiar territory and had a Sam Gamgee moment when we realised we were going into lands unknown and had never been so far from home before.
Oh, and whilst on the subject of LOTR, a geek as I may be, it is habit for me to spot as many LOTR themed boat names as possible. Only one so far: (Faramir).
I still haven’t topped sharing a lock with Sam Gamgee at Culham last month.
So, the canal beckoned and we dutifully followed…
And waited in lock queues…
And had to catch a runaway cat because she got bored waiting for some fun…
And everybody had a drink or two (especially the mother-in-law!!):
And when it came to the hard work, such as opening locks and lift bridges, well, that is what the father-in-law is for… isn’t it?
And we found the mum-in-law a new job (aside from looking after the alcohol ;-)) - cat sitting:
posted by valonia at
1:58 PM
3 Comments:
Looks like you're having fun (especially the mother in law). How long is the journey in total?
You look as though you were having a good time.
let me get this right..you have a cat AND rat on your boat?!
Knowleypowley - It is approx. 30 miles to Banbury from Abingdon (by road, a few more by water). It will take us 3 days in total to get there!
herhimnbryn - Yep, a cat and rat. The cat decided she was going to live with us on the boat. She was in a bad way back then, still a kitten and just a bag of bones. She followed us home one night and never left. We already had the rat from our previous life on land. The rat chases the cat!
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