Christchurch Meadow

We spent the day mostly in Oxford. Plan A was to do some culture and take our brood to the Ashmolean museum. It would have been difficult keeping all three interested but we were willing to take a crack at it. As it was we found the museum closed for building work until November. Plan B swings into action and instead we spent the afternoon in Oxford's Natural History museum (Yes, they have a T Rex skeleton) and then the Pitt Rivers museum. I love the Pitt Rivers; it's just like an attic, dark, mysterious, cluttered, full of treasures. A recent extension has seen the floor space increased so it is less cluttered but the lights are kept low (presumably to avoid damage to the more fragile exhibits) and you can borrow a torch to help you read the hand-written labels on many of the exhibits.


Carmen Miranda hat made from used cans.










After returning the to the boat we moved Syncopation down onto the Thames opposite Christchurch meadow where we had our dinner before going to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at the Odeon in George Street. I kept boring the children by pointing out all the colleges as we passed them on our way to the cinema.


Salters' steamer Wargrave passing the college boathouses near Christchurch Meadow.









Total distance is 1 mile, 4¼ flg and 2 locks.

Moored at Christchurch Meadow.