The wind eventually died down last night, and the dock was like a millpond when we untied at 7.30 and picked our way through the floating rubbish. Things look different going the other way, so we had better views of Old Trafford and the Trafford Road Bridge.
When we got to Pomona Lock the guys were already there with the lock open and ready for us. The lock is pretty deep at around 14 feet, but they brought us up very gently.
We turned right, heading south, retracing our steps of the other day through Stretford and Sale, and across the Mersey on an aqueduct. Just after Dunham Massey you cross from Greater Manchester in Cheshire. Soon afterwards we stopped at the water point to fill the tank and get a load of washing on. After that the countryside is pretty without being very dramatic.
We moored up just before Lloyd Bridge and walked into the village of Oughtrington where our friends Nicola and Alex now live. We met their new baby, Megan, and then Ewan came home from school. The village has converted its phone box into a book swap.
It was almost 5 by the time we returned to the boat, and did the short hop into Lymm. It was fairly busy, so we're moored on a bit of a bend on the wrong side for the main part of the village. We have friends coming to meet us later, and we'll go out for dinner.
13 miles, 1 lock. (227 miles, 132 locks)
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