We arrived at Elton Moss around 12.30pm after a slow journey from Scarborough. We unpacked the car and were ready to set forth by 1.45pm. Just as I'd untied the boat at the bow I realised that one of the chaps from Carefree was using our boat to try and fix a door stop to the side of Adagio. Luckily I grabbed Adagio just in time before he went into the cut. We waited for a while but in the end decided that we should head off, making sure the chap wasn't between the boats this time.
Back to lock 67 (nice lock) which I had to reset as we were following someone. This would be the case all the way into Middlewich except at one lock where I could see someone coming from quite a distance, so we waited. Straight on at Middlewich and down the Middlewich locks with numerous hire boats coming up, we'd timed it right through all of them so had no waiting to do.
On to Big Lock, the pub has had a lick of paint and the menu has changed getting on for a tenner for a main course. Then we headed straight on, wanting to get to either Bramble cuttings or the flashes before we pulled in for the night. Bramble cuttings was occupied by two boats, so no stopping there. On to the flashes where we pulled up before other boats around 7pm. Tea (a home made Lasagna) had gone in the oven a while before hand and was ready when we were. Adagio passed as we were eating.
The new prop is approved of by Mick and we both like the hatch window, although I do keep trying to put crumbs out of it! The blind is also very much better than annoying curtains.
Smart guage reading at end of day 100, 9 locks, 8.5 miles, 4 Herons and 45, yes 45 swans in Middlewich!
Pip and Mick
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