I'm back home after a week wrestling to keep the boat moving in a straight line in gusting winds. Narrow boats are slab sided and catch the wind like a sail making moving on the winding Oxford canal hazardous. Still we had a super time with my mother who acted like a child feeding the ducks and swans and enjoying the sight of new born lambs. Bless her, she has been house bound until last autumn looking after my father who suffered from acute dementia. At least the wind didn't spoil her trip. Sadly the resident swans have abandoned their nest, perhaps their eggs were stolen.
Back from the boat and the weather today is warm and sunny, that's English weather for you. Now we have to plan moving the boat north the above Birmingham, tricky when we have to move the car as well. We will start that trip next week. it will be sad to say farewell to the Oxford Canal but it will be lovely to explore new places this summer, especially if we get some sun.
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