Mo at Wardle Lock Cottage

Nine week cruise - day 45 - Monday 15th August 2005

Broken Cross to Tattenhall

John got up at 0510 and got under way ten minutes later. It was foggy weather, especially at the flashes on the T&M. At 0645 we passed Shadow, our OwnerShips boat, moored between bridges 177 and 176. Passed through Middlewich Locks. We ate a fry-up on the move. We turned right onto the Wardle Lock Branch and chatted to Mo who lives at the lock cottage. She was telling us that she used to be a boatwoman working a tar boat. John mentioned that he was up at a quarter-past-five this morning, to which Mo responded: "That's not oop! One o'clock is oop. We used to get oop at one o'clock."

At Barbridge Junction we turned right on the Shroppie main line, and at 2000 we moored near Tattenhall at bridge 113. The plan was to eat at the Poacher's Pocket - but we found it had closed six months previously. Had a Tesco lasagne on board.

David appears not to have taken any photographs today. Shame.