It's been a few months since I last wrote. Well, not a lot to say really! We haven't moved very far up until recently.
Throughout January, Febuary and March we had a permit to remain in Cosgrove, Milton Keynes. April, May and the beginning of June we spent travelling from Marsworth, including the Alyebury Arm, to Stoke Bruerne.
We moored at Grafton Regis for a while, the Stoke Bruerne family festival was on over a weekend so walked up to take in the atmosphere. It was good but nearly as good as the Braunston Historic festival last weekend! Again we moored a mile and a half outside the crowds and walked back every day to see or do something.
Here we are in mid July just south of Lower Heyford. Since I last wrote we have been to Kent to visit Dad and to Ipswich for a family wedding. Karen very kindly helped us achieve both of these adventures which would have been almost impossible without her. Thank you BFF!
For those of you that follow Face Book you will have seen a few photos of both these times. It was great to see so many family members in such a short time! More again in August at Dads 90th birthday party!
Karen stayed on after the wedding and was extra crew, we went from Cropredy to Lower Heyford.
Now we have another crew member, Chai. Cheryl's west highland terrier. She just fits in so easily! Curled up asleep next to me!
So, we will wend our way to Thrupp and back slowly to Heyford, there is a train station that opens onto the towpath! 13 minutes from Oxford so perfect for Cheryl.
When coming through Cropredy w met a boater who has a permanent mooring there and to cut a long chat short he has offered us to moor alongside him for the Cropredy music festival! The field is just behind so we won't even have to pay to go in, just sit outside and listen! Although it's not really our taste in music, how atmospheric that will be! Three days of music mayhem!!
We have also applied for a mooring for the Stoke Bruerne Village at War weekend again. Second time lucky!
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