Lovely quiet moorings at Coole Pilate, and there were only 4 boats on the whole stretch.  This morning, the sunrise made a very strange ligh...

Finally, we have arrived in Cheshire, having started the day in Staffordshire and crossed Shropshire.  We knew we had quite a journey to do ...

Today has been a day of contrasting weather, and a lovely treat.  It started off sunny, in spite of a poor forecast.  As it was dry, we set ...

I worked a night shift last night, while Adrian stayed in a hotel in Milton Keynes.  We met at our marina at 8.30 and continued in one car t...

We slipped away at about 8am to complete the Middlewich Arm. The first lock, just after Aqueduct Marina, has a nice cottage alongside with ...

I've done a seperate post about organising the Manchester Ship Canal trip , for anyone who wants to give it a go. It was grey and b...