Saturday 19 June 8 miles, 2 locks (Manned)A beautiful morning and a gentle cruise up the Weaver with a stop at the "Farm shop" We were there on thursday so had to go back and buy some more bread, cheese and Pontefract cakes. (The original Liquorice). arrived at Anderton Lift about 1600 but no more slots today so booked one for the morning and parked up close by next to an extensive park with bird life and bush so went walking for a couple of hours.
Sunday 20 June 6 miles, 1 lift
Up the lift at 0930. Moored at the top and went through the exhibition about the lift and watched the process from outside. Very simple operation. Clever engineers back then. Spent an hour or two at a British Waterways Service Centre. Water available, rubbish disposal, S..t
disposal and a washing machine and dryer. The boat got a wash down as well. At least one side did. Off then towards Middlewich where there had been a boat festival. We would have liked to have been there but didn't make it, stopping about 5 miles short in a big lagoon full of bird life.
Monday 21 June 5 miles, 5 locks (1 was a double)
Another beautiful day where I flew the flag and pointed it out to a couple of Italians. Middlewtch for supplies and then the DIY locks. A bit of a delay caused when someone before us left all the paddles open and caused a huge flood. We didn't see it just the results. We are now on a part of the Trent & Mersey canal that we haven't seen before heading off to wedgwood/pottery country. many locks ahead and another engineering feature. The Harecastle tunnel is the longest canal tunnel in the UK.
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