{"id":4387,"date":"2019-08-30T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T19:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2019-08-30T20:58:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T19:58:02","slug":"day-111-winter-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=4387","title":{"rendered":"Day 111 &#8211; Winter Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leg cramps in the night, a mozzie bite on by bum (and yes I was wearing PJs) and a blocked ear despite what feels like enough oil drops in my ear to fry my own fish and chips!  I was not on full form this morning, and certainly not looking forward to the 13 locks ahead of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A breezy morning, a fellow boater felt it cold enough to put the fire on, and we passed fields full of (dare I say the word) Christmas trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07984.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07984.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4381\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4381\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07984.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07984-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07984-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07980.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4379\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4379\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07980.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07980-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07980-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I offered Toby the chance to operate the first locks, they were quite far spaced out, so I could go slowly if any of them needed filling &#8211; and it keeps Toby off my back about steering. Toby has mastered the trick of pushing the open gate with one leg, I think I need a bit more practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07990.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4383\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4383\" class=\"wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07990.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07990-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07990-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07986.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4382\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4382\" class=\"wp-image-4382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07986.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07986-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07986-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08001.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4386\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4386\" class=\"wp-image-4386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08001.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08001-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08001-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07996.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07996.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4385\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4385\" class=\"wp-image-4385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07996.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07996-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07996-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07991.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4384\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4384\" class=\"wp-image-4384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07991.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07991-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07991-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13 locks done in super fast time, and we were moored by 12.30. Lunch of freshly baked sourdough bread (it&#8217;s a tough life) and cheese.  Toby painted a coat of primer on the newly filled guttering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08004.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08004-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We agreed that Oliver needed a bit of a clean, so we washed, rinsed, and dried the roof and one side.  We noticed some light scratches on the side, probably from branches sticking out at bridge holes (and probably me steering), we can&#8217;t blame Romy or Peter for those ones!  The scratches polished out nicely, and Oliver looks like a shiny new penny.  Our reward &#8211; a smooze ice pop for me, and the rest of the chocolate fudge Ben and Jerrys tub of ice cream for Toby &#8211; yum!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08007.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4373\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4373\" class=\"wp-image-4373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08007.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08007-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08009.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4374\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4374\" class=\"wp-image-4374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08009.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08009-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08011.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4375\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4375\" class=\"wp-image-4375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08011.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08011-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08011-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08012.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4376\" data-link=\"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?attachment_id=4376\" class=\"wp-image-4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08012.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC08012-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leg cramps in the night, a mozzie bite on by bum (and yes I was wearing PJs) and a blocked ear despite what feels like enough oil drops in my ear to fry my own fish and chips! I was not on full form this morning, and certainly not looking forward to the 13 locks &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=4387\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Day 111 &#8211; Winter Is Coming<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-4387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-grand-tour","tag-stratford"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DSC07980.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8PLyH-18L","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4387"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4389,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4387\/revisions\/4389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}