A big tunnel after a windy wet start

We went through a big tunnel today - almost 2 miles. We've been through the diddy Newbold Tunnel, but this was a whole different beast. And, to be frank, we were delighted to be sheltered from the wet and still cruising. I tried to upload a video, but no luck. I'll try YouTube and edit this as I can. We were both in full waterproofs today, with wind pushing Bella in ways she didn't want to go. Water from the sky was an interesting addition. At Braunston, we were in the canal version of a motorway hold up as a fallen tree was chain sawed out of the water so that the boats could move. As the Oxford and Grand Union canals shared a course, Elizabeth had to pole Bella away from moving south on the Oxford to moving east on the Grand - quite an effort, but we made our way to the six Braunston locks, rising up to the pound (not sterling - the name of the canal in between locks) moving us east toward Norton Junction. We had a great team alongside us, with Buccaneer and her owners sharing lock management. Elizabeth took the locks today, sure that Pete's heaftier arms could hold the tiller against the wind. We finally made our way to Buckby top lock and moored up just close to 4pm. On mooring, Elizabeth took the phone (on booster antenna) to book us into a marina for Wednesday night so that we'll be safe as we get ourselves to a meeting in Oxford on Thursday. Still cosy around the stove, enjoying the slight, peaceful sway...