Well we did arrive at Banbury on Tuesday as we had planned.  Off to Morrisons in the afternoon.  Been a while since we have shopped in a Morrisons! Wednesday saw us off to the launderette!  So with all the admin jobs done we had a proper day out on Thursday.  We got the train to London and went to the Tower of London to look at the ceramic poppies.  Well worth the visit, it was an amazing sight, best seen from outside the Tower where there were hundreds of people all doing the same.  We also went into the Tower, as despite several previous visits to London over the years we had never been there.  It was very busy, but we joined a tour and had a very funny and informative ‘Beefeater’ to take us around.  After a meal we ended the day with the ‘Dance ‘til Dawn’ show at the Aldwych, staring Vincent and Flavia of Strictly fame.  It was almost midnight by the time we got back on board having had a fantastic day.  We stayed in Banbury a couple more nights, moving on Saturday afternoon in the hope of a TV signal for Strictly!  Not that we are obsessive or anything!!  Sunday we did move on for 3 locks then decided to moor just before lunch.  By sheer coincidence we moored next to a boat called Campanula with Penny on board.  We last met her 2 years ago not too far from here.  So with a coffee here on arriving and a shared bottle of wine with her in the evening we had a catch up with what we had all been up to in the intervening time.  We are about to move on now.  Our next stop is Cropredy, just for water and a quick look around the village before continuing northward towards Rugby.