Easter Holiday on Morpheus
We had two lovely weeks on board Morpheus at the beginning of April; sorry we are so late in uploading our blog! The weather was changeable but with some lovely hot days for most of the time. A great time was had by those family members who joined us. Our daughter, Lauren, joined us, not for a break but for peace and quiet to continue to write and complete her dissertation. I’m glad to say that she’s finished it and achieved a 2.1 BA Honours degree. Thanks Morpheus. Penny’s parents joined us for two days and dad caught a fish! He always loves his fishing and at age 86 he’s still going strong. The boat was well equipped for all eventualities and occasions. The washing machine was great, as was the central heating and deep bath. We saw an amazing range of birds with some cute passengers who happened to hitch a lift and eat some of the duck food we carried. Our first family of 11 ducklings greeted us at Bugbrooke on our way home. We had seen many ‘couples’ of ducks on their nests. We had a more or less uneventful two weeks taking a gentle journey down the Oxford canal. Originally we wanted to try to complete the ring along the Oxford canal, Thames and back up the Grand Union. But fellow travellers warned us that Oxford was busy with boaters waiting to risk the flooded waters of the Thames so instead we opted for a return trip. Anyway, on the canals the return never seems as if it’s the same route taken on the outward journey. The River Cherwell was lovely and we decided to try our hand at turning the boat in order to enjoy the river again, and again.
WEEK SWAP – Please can you help….
Next year (2011) we are hoping that someone would like to do a temporary swap with our week 13 (Saturday 2nd April to 8th April 2011). I am a teacher and that week in 2011 is not a school holiday but our week 14 (8th to 15th April) is fine. Alternatively if anyone wanted to swap the 2 weeks (week 13 an 14) that would be a possibility too. We would be most grateful as we are sooooo looking forward to our time on the boat again. School holiday dates that we could swap with are Week beginning 28th May (Week 21 ) and between 23rd July and 3rd September (weeks 29 to 34)
Thanks.
Mike and Penny Stevens – Mill Hill, London