Drove my narrowboat past Fenny Compton, headed north towards Napton Junction. The sky darkened dramatically, then unleashed a short shower that sent me scurrying inside for my waterproofs.
On the Oxford Canal
Lift bridges on the Oxford Canal
I don’t know whether any other canals have them, but I’ve not seen a lift bridge anywhere except on the Oxford Canal. The Oxford Canal, with its narrow locks that only allow one boat at a time through, it’s occasional lift bridges, and its winding path, can be a slow canal to travel.
Goodbye Thames, hello Oxford Canal
Boating on the Thames in Autumn has been a wonderful experience. The river has been consistently beautiful and interesting from Brentford to Oxford. At Oxford we left the Thames and entered the Oxford Canal via a lock. Suddenly everything’s much narrower.