We drove up yesterday - we had a hair appointment at 8.30 (not our choice as we re-arranged at short notice!) but it did mean that we were able to get away before 10:30. Not only was the traffic flow quite smooth but we also had no rain. As a result we arrived at the marina within two minutes of the original ETA.
The marina office is closed on Wednesdays so we could not retrieve our key set. We had left it, not only for the marina's benefit but also because we had arranged for an electrician to visit to make some checks. However, we had a phone call when we were back at home to say that the key ring did not have a boat door key on it! We were most surprised as we have two full sets of keys one of which we use to leave at a marina. Fortunately we do also have another way of remotely giving someone access so the electrician was able to do his checks.
However, we were really intrigued by the lack of a door key but sorting that out will have to wait until tomorrow.
That apart, all seems well and although the route back to Cropredy remains blocked (the first stoppage is at Hillmorton) Brinklow Marina is on a long pound and they have not had to put stop planks in (unlike Cropredy and Calcutt) The level in the marina is much as we would normally expect.
In the afternoon the predicted rain showers arrived, interspersed by bright sunny spells. Some of the showers were very heavy and one brought a loud thunderclap. Although this rain is very welcome it is far from enough to allow CaRT to lift the restrictions any time soon
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