Thursday 16 July 2020

Well we didn't expect that.

110 miles and 94 locks as well as 65 hours of listening to the Lister doing its thing.


Despite some reservations on the canal maintenance (see last post) we had an enjoyable ten days out. The reason for the title was we did not set out to do the four counties, in fact we did not have a plan of where we were going to turn when we set out and as it happened we did not turn (wind) we kept chugging along.

For my record our stops were

Night one - SUC by bridge 8
Night two - S&W at Teddersley boat yard
Night three  - T&M at Salt fancy bridge
Night four - T&M at Wedgewood visitor moorings
Night five  - T&M at Westport lake
Night six - T&M at Malkins bank
Night seven SUC Middlewich brance just outside Middlewich
Night eight SUC at Nantwich
Night nine - SUC Adderley bottom lock
Night ten - SUC Shebdon

It was six hours a day average with the longest I think seven and a half, a bit more than we would have liked but nice to say we have done the ring on Percy now.

It was also nice to get some more locks on my total over there on the right >>>>

Where we moor e have locks a plenty north and lock free pounds south. We can have day cruises where we don't have to lock up or down which also allows an easier cruise if I do it on my own (although I have done many locks single handed of curse)

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