We didn’t cruise far in the morning but we took on diesel, changed our gas bottle and filled with
water. Then we cruised to the Anderton boat lift, what an amazing sight it is
considering when it was built. it was restored and came back into service 9 years ago.We were given a passage for 1.30. Lottie thought
we had gone into a lock and wanted to get out of the cassion to work it but a
tripe stick soon persuaded her to stay on the boat.
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| Holding tanks at the top of the lift |
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| Lottie watching the boat descend |
What a puzzled expression
her face had when she realised we were gliding down the 50 feet to the River Weaver.
We had a lovely afternoon on the river enjoying the natural beauty of the banks and reed beds. At last we enjoyed sunshine, and the wind became gentle. As we approached Northwich the giant swing bridge beeped and started opening even though we were low enough to cruise under it. The guy was doing his routine safety check. We moored up after a short cruise to shop in Northwich. There was one gap left on the moorings but a kind boater paced out the gap for us and we fitted snugly. At these times i'm glad we have a 40 foot boat. It was a long walk to the shops but it was interesting to look at the swing bridge, the biggest I've seen. We were cheered as the barometer climbed from change to fair as tomorrow we explore up the river to Winsford.
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| Almost at the bottom |
We had a lovely afternoon on the river enjoying the natural beauty of the banks and reed beds. At last we enjoyed sunshine, and the wind became gentle. As we approached Northwich the giant swing bridge beeped and started opening even though we were low enough to cruise under it. The guy was doing his routine safety check. We moored up after a short cruise to shop in Northwich. There was one gap left on the moorings but a kind boater paced out the gap for us and we fitted snugly. At these times i'm glad we have a 40 foot boat. It was a long walk to the shops but it was interesting to look at the swing bridge, the biggest I've seen. We were cheered as the barometer climbed from change to fair as tomorrow we explore up the river to Winsford.
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