Start: 08:50 Church Minshull
End: 12:50 Middlewich
Miles: 5.5
Locks: 4
Lock miles: 9.5
Engine hours: 622.9 start / 627.2 end
A beautiful day for boating, slight overcast and warm, gentle breeze.
Alison took over the tiller while Andrew got some steps in - eventually walked the whole distance. Queues at Stanthorne and Wardle locks but most boats were turning right instead of left at the junction. At the Middlewich town locks a bit of hokey cokey as we negotiated oncoming traffic.
Moorings below Big Lock were full so Alison needed to do a cheeky reverse to the Newton Brewery - in the shade, very welcome.
Later in the day, we met up with Ann & Dave Chamberlayne who, Andrew had noticed in their Facebook feed, were caravanning in the area.
Tea and muffins onboard followed by dinner at the Big Lock pub. On the balcony so plenty of entertainment! Exchanged news around the deaths of Andrew's father and Ann's mother just 6 week ago - then moved on to discussing music making in the pandemic - a really pleasant evening.
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