When we got up this morning there was no sign of strong winds or heavy rain so it seemed a good idea to get closer to our marina whilst we could. Dressed in our wet weather gear we set off at 9:45. Some light rain and a breeze but nothing to cause any discomfort. 2.5 hours later we had ascended the 3 Hilmorton Locks helped by volunteer lock keepers and moored up about a mile from the marina.
Our hope was to go into our marina in the late afternoon as the weather forecast indicated the weather would be calmer then. After lunch at the mooring we moved closer to the marina. However the weather quickly deteriorated with very strong winds driving the rain towards us, rocking the boat.
So the plan now is to keep to BST and move into the marina at around 8:30 our time or 7:30 everybody else's when we are hoping conditions will be better.
6.28 miles, 3 locks, 2 hours 55 mins
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