A right contraption followed by tunnel vision

Service again as we near Manchester. We have had a busy few days since we left Audlem. The pub there has a bar in the shape of a narrowboat.

What we failed to mention last time was that on the way to Audlem we visited Wilmas relatives at one of the locks. Wilma will have none of it but it looks like you, was lazy like you and was either sleeping or eating.

From Audlem we travelled to what we thought would be the middle of nowhere, some great moorings overlooking the river weaver and flashes. Unfortunately the Nantwhich boat club had had the same idea, so we ended up in the middle of someone else's party. Never mind, we got invited along and had a great time, now when was it we got to bed?

Our garden view that evening

On Sunday we travelled to Northwich, but we didn't stay on the canal, oh no, we used this wonderful British contraption which drops or raises you 50 feet to and from the river weaver. A true feet of Engineering, considering when it was constructed (1875). Its almost too big to photograph and give a sense of scale

Grainne had been bitten by some weird insect and her arm was swelling and starting to blister. So we went off to find a doc. Fortunately there was one open in Northwich and they fixed her up with some antibiotics. On the way back to the boat we passed a Bangladeshi restaurant which had a buffet night on Sundays, with byo, so we ended up eating there. Had a great meal.

Monday then it was back to the giant contraption and back to the canal. Three tunnels later and we are now on the Bridgewater canal at Lymm. Eric didn't manage the third tunnel and walked Grainne over instead.

Tunnel Vision

This part of our journey does not have many locks which is not very good for Eric, or even Wilma. They like locks and meeting people there and they, well Eric is such a good boy.

And Wilma has her moments

So the tally so far 242 miles and 203 locks