Some more Photies

20 Locks, Power Gone

Set off early this morning, Jill started walking the Dogs the first Mile and half to the start of the Audlem flight of 15 locks, all but three were against us, Jill had to work very hard, stopped for lunch after three hours of hard graft, I took pity on Jill and made her an omelette for lunch. During lunch rang boots the Chemist in Market Drayton to confirm they had received our prescriptions that had been faxed to them, the answer was in the afirmative so we made the decision to push on through the next 5 locks to Market Drayton. Half mile walk into the centre of Market Drayton and back saw the power Jill felt yesterday completeley removed from her and to add insult to injury I decided to move again onto the water point to fill up prior to yet another move further down the cut to find safe moorings for the Pussies. More importantly a good sat signal after all we've both been whoobies for as long as I can remember. Thats all folks even I'm Knackered.

Traffic control

Moored up below Marbury lock having done 4 miles & 10 locks, but did stop for an excellent (and rather liesurely) lunch at Willeymoor Lock. Pushed on in the sunshine & did 11 miles, 2 lift bridges & 9 locks intending to moor as soon as we we were on the Shroppy main, but there is this dreadful lip, below the concrete sides, which means you can't get the back end on, try as we might, we couldn't moor 'til South of Nantwich. By which time it was chucking it down with rain. Best fun was had at Wrenbury where push button control operates the lift bridge controlling the road through the town. Stick your Waterways key in & listen to the warning sirens go, pull the stop barrier across the road & push the button to lift the bridge. All the traffic has to sit there and wait......power....loving it! 1 mile & 15 locks in the morning.