We were up at a decent time today, because we wanted to get things done before it got too hot; the latest heatwave is supposed to peak today. We beat the crowds and drove into Nantwich to do shopping, then when it was all crammed into the fridge, we took the car back to its resting place and walked back to the boat. It meant it was nearly 10am when we moved through the bridge and onto the water point to fill the tank and get some washing going. A boat had come up and the volunteer lock keeper had left the gate open, so when we were ready we could go straight in.
Adrian went down to get the second lock ready, and another volunteer set the bottom two.
There was a boat waiting on the lock landing at the foot of the flight, so the lockie said Adrian could get back on board, which was good because it’s difficult to get back on board at the bottom. The lockie also said there was a boat coming south, but it’s impossible to see if anything is coming north. We turned north, and the boat on the lock landing headed in.
We pootled up past the newly reopened pub at Barbridge, and turned into the Middlewich Arm at Barbridge Junction.
There are quite a few moored boats along here so it’s not quick, but we were aiming to stop before the lockie also anyway. When a space presented itself between Bridge 4 and the winding hole we took it, not knowing whether there would be another one up ahead.
This afternoon, I have edited a podcast episode about yesterday’s Electrika show, while Adrian read his book on the well deck. Then we walked along to the lock and the marina, to get a couple of Magnums which we ate sat on a bench in the shade overlooking the marina. As we walked back, we identified a nice shady mooring a bit further along, so when we got back to the boat we untied and moved forwards a few hundred yards, to the other side of the winding hole. The towpath is wider here too, which means it’ll be easier to get the Cobb barbecue going.
3 miles, 4 locks.
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