Last Day of Cruising FINAL DAYS Our last two days cruising the canal were splendid. There was no more grating sounds of ice breaking and the sun continued to shine on us. I was so grateful to have the tranquility of the canal return as my last memory of this incredible adventure. Because the ice conditions no longer existed, we saw several boats cruising. We were used to being the only ones in motion for over a week so seeing an approaching boat gave us a start. Kayakers were everywhere on Sunday. It seemed that the canal was suddenly brought back to life with the great thaw. The locks on this section of the Oxford Canal are in a bad state. They were tough ones, and you could easily see the need for repair and replacement of gates and pad...