On Wednesday it rained all day. We went shopping in the morning, had a pump out and then moved the boat round to the railway station to meet Chris and Tim who arrived in the afternoon. At 4 o'clock we decided to move on for a few miles. The rain just kept coming! We stopped at 6pm and festooned the boat with wet jackets and waterproofs. The wind was blowing, the rain coming down and it was time to put the central heating on in June!! Luckily it was cosy in the boat and we slept well.
We woke to cloudy skies but no rain. Graham needed to spend time drying out the bilges.
The sun never put in an appearance but we had a good day tackling the strange ground paddles.
When everything about canals is so well designed these seemed very odd.
Tim's job was to hold the rope when we were in the locks.
Then he was allowed to drive the boat!
Near East Manton an interesting double arched bridge appeared and the reflections in the still canal were lovely.
We visited St Peter's church and also the 'Cross Keys' for a drink before dinner.
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