Used to be the last stop on my journey down southwards.
Now, it’s not. CRT have told me I need to go further in a year.
It’s probably no more than 1/2 way of the distance I need to cover.
Located
By the pub. Aynho has all the amenities. Shop/chandlers (expensive), coffee shop, pub. Boatyard.
Banbury locks have been broken for 10 days+ meaning that there weren’t any hire, or travelling boats as passage was blocked for 2 weeks plus.
I had a look around the locks last Monday, whilst I was in town. No-one was there and there was nothing going on. No plant. No nothing. Just a cordon around the lock.
Fairly pathetic considering a lot of people’s wellbeing and businesses depend on the traffic coming through Banbury.
Better for us boaters, marginally. Live-aboards anyhow.
After two weeks plus, the lock eventually got fixed and as I write this, the traffic is now flowing.
Boat painting
I’ve been touching up the side of the narrowboat. Something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time. Particularly on this side of the boat. It’s been neglected for a long time. More as a victim of circumstance. More often when I’ve moored up, it’s the other side which is against the bank.
Here in Aynho, I’m in a space where the bank is low enough, and the recent trimming of the wildlife has left me in a position where I can access the sides and paint them up.
5 coats
Is a standard level of coverage. 1 Primer if needed, 2 undercoat, sand down, apply topcoat x2.
I’m currently up to the final topcoat and the weather has changed.
The last 2 days it’s been raining.
Rain and paint don’t mix. Today I’m having to leave it.
Here’s a picture of Bonnie with the undercoat applied.
