Start: 10:00 Lion Salt Works
End: Bridge 28 Middlewich
Miles: 9
Locks: 5
Lock miles: 14
Engine hours: 646.8 start / 652.1 end
Glorious weather - sunshine and a fresh breeze - sultry when sheltered. Alison got busy in the galley making potato salad, carotted rapees, salade nicoise, emptied and cleaned the fridge, checked all contents (thrown out or returned to fridge). Bacon, egg, mushroom, onion and brown sauce sandwiches for lunch.
At one point, we were so earnestly discussing our dream boat that we almost went aground in one of the flashes : an oncoming boat going too fast to spot why we were slowly avoiding an obstruction and nearly crashed : a crabwise dayboat lent entertainment to an otherwise placid journey. Queue at Big Lock but CRT lockies on hand to oversee matters at the 3 locks (although too chatty to keep an eye on what they were doing - Alison definitely in charge). Another queue at Wardle lock and surprisingly slow to cycle through. Stopped just through Bridge 28 ready to go to shops. Done and back by 16:30, salade nicoise when a bit cooler.
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