There are downsides to having a handy water tap at Lower Heyford
trains.
but hey,
they don't run all night and it is not actually a busy line
but
the Network Rail maintenance guys worked all Saturday night
so
generator running, industrial hammering, scraping and general noise
No sleep.
Come Sunday night, with Joe assuring me that the work crew would have moved on, we slept like proverbial logs
Until the early trains made an appearance rousing us from our pit.
We slipped away at 6am and covered nine an a half miles and five locks. It was just lovely walking the towpath in the early morning, no one about and the promise of another hot sunny summer day..bliss!
Hello down there! Joe and Yarwood in Somerton Deep, 12 feet down!
On the way up
Passing Aynho Wharf, Hotel Boats Taurus and Snipe were watering. Taurus is a 1930's Harland and Wolfe built butty, a Small Woolwich I think, and Snipe is a Roger Fuller built boat.
Lock Assistant 1st class, Floyd
Mooring just above Kings Sutton Lock
That's it, enough for today
If you fancy a challenge ? - see - http://www.narrowboatworld.com/index.php/leatest/5973-hotel-boats-for-sale !!
ReplyDeleteHi Alf
ReplyDeleteI had a look at the link and forwarded to my brother and sister-in-law who operate a B&B. Not for me though; if I had not retired I might have been tempted...hard work but not without its compensations I should think.
Lesley