First we needed to wind. The rain started, but eased off with a few sunny spells. The first lock is a bit unpredictable and we were glad of the ropes, but the rest can be coped with easily if the boat is well back in the lock so that the ground paddle culverts open ahead of the bows. We resigned ourselves to the mind-numbing dawdle past the 120 moored boats at golden nook, slowly getting closer to the boat in front that we had spotted in the distance, so he must have been really slow. As we found our mooring outside the marina, the rain started in earnest and the stove was lit once more.
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