Date - 30 December Day - Sunday Start - Napton Flight 1020 End - The Boat, Stockton 1615
Being Sunday we made a late start and nothing passed before we set off, however we had not done 300 yards when we met the first boat and we met 2 more in flight with 2 waiting below the flight to come up. We carried on along the S Oxford to Wigrams Turn where we turned left , north along the Grand Union to Calcutt Locks. We wanted water but had to wait as there were two other boats already on the waterpoint. Once full we were able to lock down with a boat called Firefly that moors in Ventner Farm Marina, he told us that the marina has recently been sold. We carried on to the top of Stockton locks where I managed to wind with about 1" to spare with the rear fender lifted and the bows hard into the offside. We moored and walked down the flight to meet Guy, Connie and her brother Maurice and helped them up the flight where we both moored opposite "The Boat" where we intend to eat. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
