Middlewich to Broken Cross via Anderton and Vale Royal Locks
it looks a long way down
sharing the caisson
the weight of each caisson is taken by this hydraulic ram
Phil and John
John up at 0715; David up 15 minutes later (as usual). We went to the 0800 communion service at the parish church of St. Michael and All Angels, Middlewich. Then we provisioned up at Tesco's. Got under way at 0900 and arrived at Anderton at 1300. We'd pre-booked a lift passage for 1345. While we were waiting the Adeys arrived to join us for the day. Once down the lift we turned left to go upstream on the Weaver to Vale Royal locks. There we turned round and came back to the lift. While watering up I changed the oil and filter (at 3799 hours). (This is getting quicker every time). On the way to Broken Cross, where we moored at 2100, we finished making a shelf unit for the (outside) rear of the boat, under the instrument panel. This was to prove extremely useful for coffee/tea/beer/maps. Should have done it as soon as we found the raw materials at Fradley on day 6!
Lion Salt Works
Once moored David cooked his standard Pasta Bake. John ate his portion, that's John's, not Davids, and then finished off the remains of his curry from the previous day. Delicious!
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