Chilled to the bone in the pouring rain we made our way through Stoke which I'm sure would have seemed slightly better in the sunshine but it was (the bit we saw from the canal) pretty grim in the wet.
Seven hours later we had had enough so we moored up in a quiet spot where there was a gap in the trees so we could get a TV signal! No sooner had we stopped than the rain stopped - typical! We will have a long day tomorrow as it is not due to rain so we want to make as much progress as possible.
Steve's got a rotten cold so he had a shower and took himself off to bed early. I stayed up watching the telly until late which I will probably regret in the morning!
Jay and Kat have just left and we are on our way in the wet. |
If you don't have a canopy a two man tent will do! |
I could just go a cuppa now! |
It's a Kowka! |
Middlewich and the Anderton Boat Lift seem ages ago and we are now back only a few miles away from them! |
This shows you the rain - Steve's family business was also called Smithsons! |
There is a really low bit in the middle where you have to duck for about 100 yards! |
Glad to be reaching the end. |
It has a posh entrance from this end! The black and white barrier is how low it is in the middle so if anything touches as you go in you won't fit under the low bit in the middle! |
An old oast house in need of a bit of TLC. |
Even the pigeon looks like he's had enough of the rain! |
Dragonfly! |
At least the boat looks clean in the rain! |
Some more leaky gates. |
Interesting choice of decoration - grass on the roof and wood on the sides! |
Alright me ol' china! |
I remember seeing something about Neil Morrissey opening a pub but I can't remember the reason behind it! |
Pretty canalside cottages at Barlaston. |
A nice quiet spot for the night - half an hour after we moored the rain stopped! |
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