This is your view from the back of the narrowboat as you exit a lock (going downhill). A short while ago your boat would have been 12ft higher, until your crew raised the paddles on the lower lock gates to let the water out of the lock.
@henrir Well, thanks, Henri, you are too kind! @allisonrap Allison, I appreciate the comment, although I'm sad it's put you off canal boats. They're real fun! @jenniferruge Thanks, Jennifer. @tobi Thank you, Santina, there's lots of texture in a lock! @georgews George, the gates have probably been refurbished in the past 20 years or so. The canal itself was built in the late 18th century.
@allisonrap Allison, I appreciate the comment, although I'm sad it's put you off canal boats. They're real fun!
@jenniferruge Thanks, Jennifer.
@tobi Thank you, Santina, there's lots of texture in a lock!
@georgews George, the gates have probably been refurbished in the past 20 years or so. The canal itself was built in the late 18th century.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Canal
@anoeska Thank you, Anoeska.
@lizzy_lu123 Thanks, Lisa!