Rain, rain go away...

Rain seems to have been a recurring theme in my blog this year. After the threat of drought and an ensuing  hosepipe ban earlier in the year, it has hardly stopped raining since or so it seems. Today we stayed put as the rain began at about 4 a.m this morning and has finally stopped at around 7 p.m. As we have 12 locks and 3 lift bridges to do on the next stage of the journey, we decided that today was not the best day to move on. I suppose if it's raining tomorrow we may have to bite the bullet anyway, and just shower dodge as best we can. Meanwhile, a little bit of blue has finally emerged with a hint of sunshine, so we're enjoying it while we can.