It’s been a really wet today. The forecast wasn’t good so we set off early thinking that we were going to get wet anyway, so we would rather get it over with and be able to dry out later.

There were very few boats about so we did the first 18 locks on our own. We did meet a couple of boats coming up. Then for the last two locks we shared with an hotel boat. Previously we have found hotel boat crews rather uncooperative, but these were friendly and chatty.

After we had moored up the weather improved, perhaps we should have waited! A short walk into the village to post a letter then chilling out on the boat.