After the sun, the rain......

In the morning, the weather looked reasonable so we set off with our latest companions, John and Joan on Rebecca who we had previously seen in Manchester and then met in Leeds. They are planning to go over the Penines at the same time using the same route as us - the Rochdale Canal. As both the Calder and Rochdale locks are wide, accomodating 2 boats, it makes sense for us to travel together.

We were making good progress but by mid morning the rain had started, light and intermittant at first but increasingly continuous and heavy. Our "waterproof" clothes were proving less than perfect and by late morning we agreed to stop until the weather improved. We were lucky in finding the ideal dry spot to shelter - right underneath the M62 - a little noisy but otherwise perfect.

Densie and Rebecca sheltering from the rain

After lunch the weather eventually improved and we decided to make a run for moorings rather more suitable for an overnight stay. Fortunately all went well and we are moored in Brighouse (anyone remember the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and Floral Dance, Number 2 in the charts in 1977!) right next to Sainsburys. And the sun is shining!!