Cruising Log for NB Be‐Bop.

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Date: Distance: 🛈 Locks/bridges: 🛈 Elevation: 🛈 Location: Remarks:
(Tuesday, 00:00 GMT @1356998400)
00?Hungerford.

Here overnight.

Update: (v2.0) Froxfield Locks aren't now opening till the New Year — .

[Arrived: . Waterway: Kennet & Avon]

(Friday, 17:00 GMT @1357923600)
2.13/2?Froxfield.

Here ovenight.

(Saturday, 11:30 GMT @1357990200)
2.46?Great Bedwyn.

Here for a couple of weeks.

(Sunday, 16:30 GMT @1359304200)
2.610?Wolfhall Bridge, Top of Crofton Locks.

Here overnight.

(Monday, 15:30 GMT @1359387000)
5.24?Pewsey Wharf.

Here for a couple of days.

(Tuesday, 17:00 GMT @1360688400)
6.310?Crofton Pumping Station.

Here overnight.

(Thursday, 12:00 GMT @1360843200)
1.84?Great Bedwyn.

Here for a couple of weeks.

(Monday, 16:00 GMT @1364227200)
4.410/2?Hungerford Town.

Here for a day or so.

Heading for Newbury for Easter.

(Tuesday, 17:30 GMT @1364319000)
8.010?Northcroft Footbridge, Newbury.

Here overnight.

(Wednesday, 12:30 GMT @1364387400)
0.61/1?Greenham Island, Newbury.

Here for a day or so.

[Waterway: River Kennet]

(Thursday, 16:00 GMT @1364486400)
3.25?Thatcham.

Here till after Easter.

(Tuesday, 17:30 BST @1364920200)
2.73?Woolhampton.

Here overnight.

(Wednesday, 13:00 BST @1364990400)
1.21?Froud's Bridge Marina.

Here for a week, hopefully no longer1.

In for engine repairs.

(Saturday, 15:30 BST @1376749800)
4.35?Theale.

Hurragh! Finally escaped from the crummy marina.

Here for a few days.

(Friday, 15:30 BST @1377268200)
0.41?Theale.

Moved to turn around.

Here for a few days. No longer on the moorings.

(Tuesday, 15:30 BST @1380033000)
3.24?Padworth.

Here for a while.

(Friday, 12:30 BST @1380281400)
3.75?Midgham Lock.

Here for a week or so.

(Saturday, 12:45 BST @1382183100)
1.51?Thatcham.

Here till Wednesday.

(Wednesday, 18:00 BST @1382547600)
0.00?Thatcham.

Here overnight.

(Thursday, 16:00 BST @1382626800)
12.814?Reading Gaol.

Here overnight.

Not actually in gaol!

(Saturday, 15:00 BST @1382796000)
8.93?Goring.

Here overnight.

[Waterway: River Thames]

(Sunday, 16:00 GMT @1382889600)
11.76?Abingdon.

Here till the 1st at the latest.

The great storm of is due tomorrow morning.

(Thursday, 16:00 GMT @1383235200)
6.35?Central Oxford.

Here for a few days.

[Waterway: Southern Oxford]

(Tuesday, 17:00 GMT @1383670800)
5.14?Kidlington, near Oxford.

Here for a week, unless I find a better mooring.

Backed up to here due to the new draconian mooring restrictions at Thrupp.

(Monday, 14:00 GMT @1384783200)
1.91?Baker's Lock, near Enslow.

Here for a day or so.

The river was on amber, but no problem for navigation.

(Thursday, 17:00 GMT @1385053200)
5.76?Upper Heyford.

Heyford Common Lock.

Here till after the weekend. 3 reception here good, unlike further down.

(Monday, 14:00 GMT @1385388000)
4.83?King's Sutton.

Nell Bridge Lock.

Here overnight or longer perhaps.

(Tuesday, 16:00 GMT @1385481600)
3.92?Tramway Road, Banbury.

Here for a fortnight.

(Monday, 12:00 GMT @1386590400)
0.61?Castle Quay Shopping Centre, Banbury.

On the moorings.

Here overnight. Need a pumpout and fuel when Sovereign Wharf re‐opens tomorrow(?).

(Tuesday, 16:00 GMT @1386691200)
4.34?Just below Broadmoor Lock, Cropredy.

Here overnight.

Update: Sovereign Wharf re‐opens in the spring!

(Wednesday, 15:00 GMT @1386774000)
4.38?Fenny Compton.

Here for a day or so.

(Saturday, 16:00 GMT @1387036800)
4.12?Below Napton Lock (No. 15), Marston Doles.

Here for a day or so.

(Monday, 15:00 GMT @1387206000)
2.27?Br. 110, Napton.

Here for a day or so.

Will be moving on once fuelled.

(Thursday, 17:00 GMT @1387472400)
5.20?Willoughby Wharf, Braunston.

Here overnight.

On my way to some Christmas moorings in Rugby. A loose connection in the generator is giving me some trouble.

[Waterway: North Oxford Canal]

(Friday, 16:00 GMT @1387555200)
7.53289Brinklow Marina, Brinklow.

Here over Christmas2.

At £10 per night (plus electricity at £0.15 per unit) & no price breaks under six‐months, won't be staying long.

Total:142.9 (min.)152/5

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1 Offline location.

2 Temporary home mooring.

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