Rain in the night and it was still raining when we set off. We only went as far as Barbridge, where we moored up and waited for Keith Wilson to arrive to refit our cratch cover. It’s now a better fit.
When that was done we continued, going straight over at Barbridge Junction, towards Chester. We stopped at the Calverely Services to fill with water and start some washing. As soon as lunch was ready, the tank was full so we ate on the move. The first locks are the Bunbury Staircase, where there were two boats to go down and one to come up, so we did the legendary Bunbury Shuffle. When the middle level was reached, I went forward, the other downhill boat pushed over, the uphill boat went ahead, I pushed over, and the other downhill boat came in.
We did one more lock, then moored above Beeston Stone lock. There’s no signal, so we’ve had to go for a walk to find some!
5 miles, 3 locks.
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