Slow start this morning as we awaited our helpers for the journey down the flight. Diane from Guides and Roy from the Bruce Trust had "offered" to help us. All started well and we then joined up with another boat, but whilst we wer 4 they were 2, and a pretty ineffective 1 locker was he. After 2 locks, their wives returned from shopping in Devizes. Not dressed for the canal, more like a night out to the theatre. Anyway after unloading the shopping and standing on the bank for a couple of minutes they disappeared inside for "a cup of coffee". Well, after 2 locks of this we said, "No more". We stopped and had lunch in a lock and left them to keep going alone. (There were no boats either going up ahead, or coming down from behind, so no problem with stopping.) Except that by the time we re-started the weather had changed and we were back in pouring rain and squally winds. However with Diane and Roy to help we made it down the flight, where they left to return home. We continued to Lower Foxhangers where Russ had given me permission to moor overnight on his wharf. We de-biked and rode home collecting a puncture in Chris' rear tyre some mile from home. (A nice walk.) Home to a nice bath and a full-on shower. Wonderful.
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