Wednesday 18th December 2013

Alarms had been set early for the morning. Getting the boat back between 9am and 9.30am when you still have to pack and wipe down is a bit of a chore. But we still manage to have a cuppa in bed, minding our heads. 
Packing and tidying didn't take that long and not having to deep clean the oven is always a bonus. A short pootle and we were pointed towards the narrow aquaduct to tie up on and off load. 
We had chats with the manager, no-one was going to fill up the diesel tank to see how much we'd used, but then we hadn't paid for any anyway!

Loaded up the car and headed to find somewhere for breakfast. Eventually we parked up in Henley in Arden to look for a nice spot, but all that seemed on offer was a Costa. So an expensive characterless breakfast and then we were off heading home.






It was a lovely few days on a slightly odd boat, but it was a BOAT!
Free bag of coal, free diesel and an extra day for free, which was the best bit as the sun shone all day. Perfect.
0 Locks, 100yrds, 5 parcels, 1 meowing cat.

Thank you Golden Finch