B-Hive cruising log for 2002

Date Crew Details Photos/comments
Saturday 3/8/02 ASN Arrived about 11, B-Hive back in the water ok Unpacked, then to Sainsburys for shopping. S into Oxford hunting music. Bookies for evening meal I assume was out for blacking
Sunday 4/8/02
10:15-13:15, 14:15-17:05		   Van parked with spare keys inside petrol flap in case it needs to be moved. Moored above Roundham for lunch,. Cherwell much lower than in March, moored at the quarry.  
Monday 5/8/02
10:15-12:55, 13:45-15:45		   Moored above Heyford common for lunch. Moved on to moor at Aynho for the shop - decided to stay for a BBQ  
Tuesday 6/8/02
9:40-14:50		   Very slow run up to Banbury - many boats at each lock Moored below the lock and stopped for the day, Shopping including 3 folding chairs for Fairport use.  
Wednesday 7/8/02
10:00-13:30		   Water/rubbish below the lock, the PO at Sovereign at 10ish
Many boats the closer to Cropredy. Found new mooring below Broadmoor lock. Corinne on Red Cardinal only a few boats away.		  
Thursday 8/8/02   Lift form Corinne to Oxford at 8:15, then in via Kidlington Park'n'ride to retrieve van. Gave gate key back for deposit, said goodbye to Tim etc. Back to the boat by 12ish. Walked to Cropredy for the festival - chairs comfy. Joined by Mark and Corinne later - then walked back in the rain.   
Friday 9/8/02   grey/imminent rain. M and A drove van to car park, S+N walked in. Lunch at the Brasenose, then to the site. Corinne joined after work - and we all got wet again. Car park very muddy - needed two stewards to help van out.  
Saturday 10/8/02   Walked in after lunch. Mostly dry, one rainstorm. Dried out by the time we came back at midnight.  
Sunday 11/8/02   Packed up, put deck gear inside checked spikes - there are 6 out.  
       
Monday 26/8/02   Bank Holiday. A up by Guzzi - 2:15. Checked spikes - only 1 loose. Assorted maintenance.  Left at 15:45  
    B-Hive now moored below Broadmoor lock  
Saturday 7/9/02
10:30-19:30		 Tom, Sandra, Odette, Chris Mostly sunny, made it to the Folly. Pint and pies.  
Sunday 8/9/02
9:30-?, ?-18:40		   Sunny again, cow stuck in mud( Tom informed farmer) lunch at Braunston. On to the North Oxford, moored after Newbold tunnel.  
Monday 9/9/02
9:30		   Lots of rain. Tom fell in before casting off! Thick duckweed at Ansty, BW trying to clear it towards Hawkesbury, wound and back to Rugby. Tescos for shopping, and pizza  
Tuesday 10/9/02
10:00-?		   Hot and sunny., Through GU locks and Braunston tunnel, then wound at Leicester arm junction, back to moor before the tunnel.  
Wednesday 11/9/02
8:30-		   Through Braunston, and then on to moor just past the Bridge Inn. Walked to Folly for meal.  
Thursday 12/9/02
11:00-		   Up Napton - all locks set! PO and diesel at Fenny, carried on to moorings at Broadmoor.  
Friday 13/9/02
 		   Down to Banbury, down to wind and back to Cropredy.  
Saturday 14/9/02   Back to mooring, packup and home  
       
Saturday 26/10/02 ASN+Cassie Aim of the trip - to go to Braunston to buy sausages! Arrived late at 8:30pm, unpacked.  
Sunday 27/10/02   Very high winds - decided not to move. Tree down acros Broadmoor lock, removed by 2pm.  
Monday 28/10/02
8:30-12:30, 13:40-15:30		   Fine day. Gas at Fenny, stopped near Griffins bridge for lunch. Moored 10 minutes before Marston Doles on the piling.  
Tuesday 29/10/02
9:30-12:30, 13:40-		   Wet and grey - but it improved. Bottom of Napton by 11:45, water and lunch. moored at Braunston just past main road bridge, SN+Cassie to the shops - butcher still there - sausages and S+K bought  
Wednesday 30/10/02   Intermittent rain. Shops and marina for PO, near Shukburgh for lunch, then on to moor at the Folly for pint and pie. Mark and Corrinne joined later for a pint.  
Thursday 31/10/02
9:30-?, ?-16:15		   Dry. Top of Napton by 11:30, stopped near ladder bridge for lunch. On to moor at top of Claydon.  
Friday 1/11/02
9:15-12:50		   Dry to start. Below Broadmoor by 11. Loaded car (still there!) then down to Cropredy to wind, then back to moorings in the rain