Drizzle or rain for most of the day. We went up the 5 Dunardry locks and then down the 4 Cairnbaan locks. This started very slowly as we had to turn the locks round before entering. After 2 locks we got some help from the lock-keeper and moved a little faster. The summit level of the canal between these 2 sets of locks is quite short and so does not hold much water. I was surprised to see that the level has at least half a metre below normal – there has been plenty of rain. We stopped for lunch just before the Cairnbaan locks and then had some help from the lock-keepers which made it much quicker.
The rain continued for much of the evening, but a brief break allowed us to visit the bar at the Cairnbaan hotel without getting wet. This is a good stopping place with plenty of room on the pontoons so tomorrow we hope to visit Kilmartin
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