From Newbridge to Eynsham the river continues to twist and turn past huge properties with lawns down to moorings as well as humble wooden chalets
and the kitsch and manicured Bablock Hythe caravan park. Never quite understand why these are called caravan parks when the 'caravans' are static and permanent.
We purchase new batteries at Oxford Cruisers on way, which takes only an hour but relieves us of a fair bit of cash. Had to be done though - now we have more electricity -eating equipment on board our 6year old batteries were struggling. Now we can rest again knowing the fridge won't go off half way through the night. Solar panels are brilliant though. Before, when moored we would have to run the engine for any extra power, noisy and unneighbourly, so we rarely did it. Now we can sit and listen to music or watch tv all evening on the solar gained during the day. Yay for technology!
This time at Eynsham we have moored on a cow field and not lockside as we did on the way up. We are staying here for 2 or 3 nights. Lovely view up to Beacon Hill and an easy walk into pretty Eynsham across the toll bridge (5p for cars) to buy delicious bread from their bakery. Every view from the boat windows is green and luscious. It's like having paintings on the walls that come alive. A barn owl graced us with its flight up and down the field at dusk too. England's green and pleasant land.
Fire alight in the evening though. Pete managed to buy some logs from the farmer in Newbridge which are drier than the ones we already had so the little stove roars at night. There are drawbacks to having all this wood on board however; storage. My girlie bow area with little table, solar lanterns and soft cushions now looks like this.............
Hey ho ........blokes!
Wind in the Willows
and the kitsch and manicured Bablock Hythe caravan park. Never quite understand why these are called caravan parks when the 'caravans' are static and permanent.
We purchase new batteries at Oxford Cruisers on way, which takes only an hour but relieves us of a fair bit of cash. Had to be done though - now we have more electricity -eating equipment on board our 6year old batteries were struggling. Now we can rest again knowing the fridge won't go off half way through the night. Solar panels are brilliant though. Before, when moored we would have to run the engine for any extra power, noisy and unneighbourly, so we rarely did it. Now we can sit and listen to music or watch tv all evening on the solar gained during the day. Yay for technology!
This time at Eynsham we have moored on a cow field and not lockside as we did on the way up. We are staying here for 2 or 3 nights. Lovely view up to Beacon Hill and an easy walk into pretty Eynsham across the toll bridge (5p for cars) to buy delicious bread from their bakery. Every view from the boat windows is green and luscious. It's like having paintings on the walls that come alive. A barn owl graced us with its flight up and down the field at dusk too. England's green and pleasant land.
Fire alight in the evening though. Pete managed to buy some logs from the farmer in Newbridge which are drier than the ones we already had so the little stove roars at night. There are drawbacks to having all this wood on board however; storage. My girlie bow area with little table, solar lanterns and soft cushions now looks like this.............
Hey ho ........blokes!
Wind in the Willows
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