I had hoped to see the engineer ar Aynho Wharf but he was on a weeks holiday
I phoned Tooley's Boatyard in Banbury.
They agreed to check the cooling pipework first thing on Monday.
So its goodbye to Aynho.
I decide to go to Banbury but to keep a watchful eye on the engine temperture gauge during the trip
There five locks to cover today.
You start with the large diamond shaped Aynho Weir.
I was just about the close the gates when another boat arrived.
Could we fit two narrowboats in an Oxford Canal lock?
The family were really interesting as they moved their boat around the system most apring and summer weekends.
The chap had a midget motorbike for getting back to their car.
Amazingly I had help on all the locks to Banbury.
So it was a very good day.
Sometimes it was someone following catching up or meet ingsomeone coming the other way
There were a couple of quite deep locks today
Kings Sutton was 10ft 8in and Grant's was 9ft 6in
The are so many lift bridges between Anyho and Banbury.
But fortunately all of them bar one are chained down.
The exception is the one in the centre of Banbury and that works with a windless
I managed to find a perfect mooring.
Just up from Banbury Lock.
It's right next to Tooley's so that should help with the repair.
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