So, we got underway a little after 6:00pm and over dinner we left the outskirts of Budapest and got into the dark countryside. About 6:30am we hit our first lock. It turns out that over the entire trip we will go through about 67 locks in total.
Entering the first lock. It took about 30-45 minutes to complete the cycle. During about 5 days, as we make our way from the Danube to the Main River, we will go through about 50 locks. There are some low bridges, so the Sun Deck is actually closed, and they drop all the handrails and awnings so we will fit under them. After the lock, the river was even broader with a fair chop from the strong head wind. See the photo below:
Notice the significant chop, with the spray wetting the deck (and the starlink-mini on the deck). There are some islands in the distance.