Heartbreak Hill to San Marco

Early start today as the weather is supposed to be hot and we have a few locks to do. We pulled pins at about 8:30am and reached Wheelock at 2:00pm having covered 6 miles and done 22 locks! No wonder it is known colloquially as Heartbreak Hill. Having to stop so often gave us chance to see the surrounding countryside: it is extremely well maintained rolling pasture land.

Found a great spot to moor in the shade just around the corner from the CaRT facilities. Knackered and in need of rehydration we made our way to the Cheshire Cheese Pub for a few pints then back to the boat for a rest. We used the CaRT shower facilities, not that the shower on TM is bad, but sometimes it is just nice to watch water disappearing down the plug hole without having to worry about the water tank. The facilities were very good and very clean (well done CaRT).

After our lunchtime pint we had a look at San Marco, the Italian restaurant on the waterside next to the facilities and decided that was the place for an evening meal. We were not disappointed, the food was great (real italian), obviously a popular place as it was very busy for a mid-week evening. We sat outside with Spot in the evening sunshine eating great food!

I include a photo of San Marcos taken this morning. If I had taken it last night it would have included Spot asleep on the grass.

Drizzling this morning and the forecast is not good for the next few days, but its not very reliable so we will not get to depressed about it and head off to Middlewich for supplies and a pump out then down the Middlewich Branch towards Llangollen or Chester, not sure which yet.