We left Beale Park quite early as we knew we had another big day ahead of us - but we hit another snag at Goring Lock on self service! The head sluices wouldn't open but the lock keeper was soon on duty and over-rode the sensor to get us on our way again.
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| Goring Lock Layby |
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| Goring Lock |
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| Goring Wier |
We stopped at Sheridan Marine to pick up some gas (they don't open until 10 so we had a bacon buttie while we waited). Not sure the early start really paid off.
Next stop was by Abingdon Bridge so we could get 45l of petrol from the fuel station up from Waitrose, then we stopped above the lock to fill with water and to empty the 'pot'. Worth noting that the new taps fitted by the EA are woefully slow and that the next lock with water (for hose filling) is Eynsham - a long way up!
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| A photo of us taken by Vicky and Terry at Abingdon! |
We mentioned to a couple of lock keepers that we were aiming to moor at East Street and they both suggested that we might be unlucky as it gets busy, so we were working out our plan B in case we needed it!
The run from Iffley Lock was slow - quite a few 'party day boaters' weaving around and lots of rowers from the university clubs, but we made it to East Street to find plenty of mooring space left, nothing to worry about after all.
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| Moored on East Street, Oxford |
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| Looking back, Osney Lock just out of sight in the distance |
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| View from the bridge |
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| Osney Bridge, 7' 6" on a good day |
31 miles, 10 locks today.
Timings -
08:05 - Leave Beale Park
08:25 - Gatehampton Bridge
08:40 - Arrive Goring Lock
09:05 - Leave Goring Lock (minor issue on self-service)
09:15 - Arrive Cleeve Lock
09:20 - Leave Cleeve Lock
09:40 - Arrive Sheridan Marine (they open at 10:00)
10:15 - Leave Sheridan Marine
10:20 - Moulsford Bridge
10:55 - Winterbrook Bridge (lots of rowers around here)
11:05 - Wallingford
11:20 - Arrive Benson Lock
11:30 - Leave Benson Lock
11:50 - Shillingford Bridge
12:20 - Arrive Days Lock (elsan disposal point here if needed)
12:25 - Leave Days Lock
13:10 - Arrive Clifton Lock (self-service)
13:20 - Leave Clifton Lock
13:45 - Appleford Rail Bridge
14:00 - Arrive Culham Lock
14:20 - Leave Culham Lock
14:45 - Abingdon Bridge (stopped below bridge to walk into town to get petrol)
15:40 - Arrive Abingdon Lock
15:50 - Leave Abingdon Lock
16:10 - Leave Abingdon services after filling with water and emptying the pot
16:25 - Nuneham Rail Bridge
17:05 - Arrive Sandford Lock
17:15 - Leave Sandford Lock
17:25 - Kennington Rail Bridge
17:30 - Arrive Iffley Lock
17:40 - Leave Iffley Lock
18:00 - Folly Bridge
18:10 - Arrive Osney Lock (self-service)
18:25 - Leave Osney Lock
18:35 - Moored on East Street
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