Warm and windy Chilterns

5 or 6 more double locks today but fairly spaced out so not so hectic as yesterday. The biggest problem was keeping the empty lock gates closed in the very high winds which developed during the day. No sooner were they closed than the wind opened them again, which was incredibly frustrating.

Both Ivanhoe locks and the ones at Horton, Slapton and Church were particularly windy, the latter named after the smallest chapel in Buckinghamshire adjacent, now converted to a beautiful private residence. We moored just below Church lock with splendid and spectacular views over the Chiltern hills but buffeted by ferocious winds.