you ready
it's very early we set off um just after seven because we have a long journey ahead we are
ambitiously really want to get to oxford so we studied at wellingford and i think it's about 22
plus miles to get there it should take us about 10 and a half hours so we
are cracking on so we can get there at
a reasonable time hopefully yeah there aren't many train stations between wallingford and
oxford um and obviously mars needs to go back to london so we just gonna have to do it
first look of the day i'm not sure how many are we doing today but i don't think i want to know
so
today's trip is 23 miles and eight um five furloughs whatever five furloughs is
we've got eight blocks we've done one so we've got seven left to do
10 hours and 32 minutes it should take us what time do we leave
7 15. so we should get there round six long day
the dinghy just escaped in the lock
two down six to go is it six did you go yeah you said eight bucks did i
yeah there are eight locks to do today and we've done two
oh baby
you hungry yes i've got a hunger view
oh my god this scrambled eggs and dried tomato marmite truffle
breakfast is amazing so good
a lot of cruising today not too many locks so nice to just have like a really long
stretch of driving as opposed to start stop start stop start stuff
yeah it's not like canal you're actually doing the majority of the day cruising
yeah definitely it's a nice day and it's not even but it's just gone to 10.
we um we haven't gotten worrying so we're cruising no yeah
no but we've spent two summers on the tent so we already know where to go yeah
miles what happened in the lock what happened in the lock i don't know what is happening
oh no so we were at the lock and there was a really nice lock keeper he was chatting to
the lady in the other boat on the other side and he had sunglasses on he was looking at me
and they're like holding the rope and he just like starts waving and i was like
and then it was quickly realized it wasn't for me it was for some people walking behind me he
didn't even notice me waving i don't think but marina did it was hilarious
it's embarrassing so then i just started waving to
him a few times i needed to get the wave back and he waved in the end either way
traveling in the weather like this is a treat
the views are gorgeous and by lunchtime we made it to abington where in the past
and hopefully in the future wilton bex canal was and will be joining the thames
we just saw a tree from afar and it's really tall and fully covered in pink or purple flowers
no leaves yet and i can't think of what it is
if you recognize this tree let us know what it is i'd love to know
we've just gone past the abington lock and there was a sign in there saying there is
only eight miles left to oxford which means that we're two thirds of the way
we completed two thirds of the journey and there are only two locks to go
so
a low bridge is coming up so we're lowering everything to squeeze her safely under
in the locks on the thames every boat should be secured with two lines
as the wash can be quite strong i'm now at the front getting the bowel line ready
so many trees in bloom the air smells really sweet anywhere we look there is a blooming tree looks
like that rapeseed is also flowering it's a very beautiful time of the year to be on the thames
as we are already in oxford we're having lunch on the go
miles put together a whole board of bits from the fridge
so we are continuing our travels without stopping i can't wait to get to port meadow
there's only one lock to go we should be there in about half an hour
the river got a lot narrower but it will open up um at fort meadow where we're heading just hope
that our mooring is still available we're coming up to a very low bridge boats that are taller
than two meters 2.3 meters can go through so we loaded our solar panels turned over the bench
we're on the last leg of the journey and we have done the journey an hour and a half quicker than
canal maps said and we haven't been gunning it to be honest it's just been a leisurely cruise um
but yeah we're just going through oxford now and coming up to port meadows it's really narrow here
it looks like a canal so it's just like are we there yet are we there yet is it around this bend
so
there are three boats in the spot that we wanted to take it's our favorite spot
try it
yeah how cold was it
not warm
okay that's the short one let's see if it reaches
oh
you're right kind of yeah that was scary
that's the best new thing it's not bad it's not bad no it's acceptable
it's just it's doable let's see if we can double plank it
right okay see that's it are we happy shall i turn the engine off yeah
we're here
check out over here i feel like i'm on holiday winds blowing sailing boats going by
people are swimming i just need an ice cream um phone signals good that's enough
that's the smash
isn't it glorious it is glorious
hot meadow is like being into seaside
so it is so we've got a different spot this time and we actually like it it's different
so we don't mind a really good spot yeah so good to be back in oxford
you can only appreciate its size because there's no leaves on it yet we found someone on the trunk
trying to blend into the tree this is the biggest moth i've ever seen
this is also a great spot for watching rabbits
they all come out in the evening to graze and it's the best time to see them up close
do bird sweet though i've never seen a bird do a week just because he'd
you believe in aliens
what are you doing i'm just moving the boat but
we're gonna get beached here but that's the price to pay it's the price to pay
how is it is it so dinner um have you got salt i do have salt
yeah yeah oh see if the heads are going to dance
yeah i have a couple
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