Lechlade to Oxford
Set off about 9 hoping to get Eynsham today and do a short day tomorrow to get to Oxford. On arriving at a lock at 1450 to find it on self service we decided to take the opportunity to fill up with water and hope that a lock keeper would return at 1400, which he did. Finished filling with water at 1415 and carried on. We were making good time even doing 5mph some of the time and I realised that we could make Oxford tonight but might have to do the last two locks ourselves. I got Andy I to check on the moorings at East Street and he said that there was plenty of room so we pressed on. Arrived at Kings lock at 1745 and the lock keeper was still there so we only had to do Godstow lock ourselves.
Andy came to meet us once we had moored and we set off to eat in the Kite nearby where dogs are allowed in the back yard. After that we had a very cold pint in the Jolly Farmers then onto the St. Aldates Tavern where we had a very nice Dark Star Victorian Ruby Mild at 6%.
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