Harold stays put at Stowe Hill but we get blown about.

As we can't go any further until the lock repairs are complete, we have collected our car and parked it at a nearby bridge so we explore by road. It was windy today but dry so we decided to go for a walk at Pitsford Water, a reservoir and country park north of Northampton. We found that it is pretty high up, getting the full force of the wind. There were proper waves breaking on the shore and it was bracing like the seaside - just without the ozone!

Pittsford Water.

Robin and Scooby walking with breaking waves on the 'beach'.

We drove through very pretty Northamptonshire villages and got back just as it was getting dark. Harold's solar powered Christmas lights were just coming on.