Hallmark is off for a service after the three month trip

It was an incredibly windy morning.
There was plenty of rain too.
The 8 o'clock news said it was the remnants of one of the recent American hurricanes.
I decided to go whatever the weather as it was a trip I had done many times.
At just after 11.00am Hallmark moved away from the mooring and the gusts were enormous as we headed for Sunbury Lock.  Here are some pictures.  The first looking back towards Molesey.

And the second looking towards Sunbury Church behind the weir.

And the second looking towards Sunbury over the weir.
The wind continued to really blow accompanied by fine but wet rain.
If the wind dropped it would have been much wetter!
It was too wet for photos!
The hairiest part of the journey was the approach to Shepperton Lock.
The journey along the Desborough Cut had been fine and Hallmark passed D'Oyly Carte Island  with no trouble but as we approached the lock the wind plus some stream from the River Wey really seemed to catch hold of Hallmark.  Initially I seemed to be heading for all the boats moored alongside Nauticalia and had to give Hallmark full power to straighten her up to get her on course for the lock.
The wind was kind as we went down through Chertsey Meads and there was no problems with the narrow arches of Chertsey Bridge.
But Chertsey Lock was closed. There was problems with the lock gates.  A main hose which contained the fluid which opened and closed the upstream gate had poured into the river and there was a two hour delay while it was repaired.

We made best use of the time by mopping the stern of Hallmark removing all the dirt that collects under the cover.
The last reach up to Laleham and Harris Boatyard is broad and the wind and the rain blew with all there might.
With a bit of help Hallmark was safely moored up and left for a good service after its two hundred hour adventure to Birmingham and beyond.