Another quite long day, by our new standards. We set off about 8.30, with Adrian walking up to set Wharton’s Lock.
The trees are suddenly looking very autumnal, with the leaves changing colour.
There was a boat coming down Beeston Iron Lock, and it didn’t seem so difficult today to get the lock to level as we rose. As we went up Beeston Stone Lock, a boat arrived at the top so we could leave the gate open.
At Tilstone Lock, there were two more boats to come down, so we had help. Both were on a one way hire from Nantwich to Anderson, and were doing Chester as a side trip. They were planning to be in Chester this evening, back to Barbridge tomorrow, and then Anderson on Thursday evening. It all sounded very rushed to us! As we approached Bunbury Staircase Locks, there were lots of Anglo Welsh boats in.
As we went up the lock, I popped into the shop and bought a couple of bags of coal. We stuck them on the roof until we were near the top of the upper lock, when they could be moved into the well deck. Yet another boat then arrived to go down. We stopped at the services at Calverley to catch up with washing and top up the tank, and it didn’t take long given that we’d also filled up yesterday. A boat passed us there, and there were three more going the other way once we set off again. After that is pass straight past the junctions at Barbridge and Hurleston, and past the entrance to the basin at Nantwich.
Nantwich was very busy, so we ended up round the corner past the aqueduct. There have been quite a few boats past during the afternoon.
10 miles, 6 locks. (41 miles, 22 locks)
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