The forecast turned out to be mostly correct for us. We got quite a lot of rain, but in a tree-lined valley bottom we were rarely aware of the wind, and certainly didn’t feel any of the 40mph gusts which we were warned of. There are more other boats moving than we have been used to recently. Quite a few of them are wide-beam boats which can sometimes be daunting, though generally the canal is wide enough for two of them to pass, so we can sneak by without a problem. It is normal to leave lock gates open behind you if you see a boat coming towards them. If we spot a wide boat we usually make a point of opening both gates, instead of saving some effort and shimmying out of one.