The plan for yesterday was to head towards the end of the Trent and Mersey canal then wind and head back for Anderton ready to go down onto the Weaver today. The day started poorly as we awoke to persisting rain, but by 10am the sun was out. We are unsure how long we will stop on the Weaver or if the services are available so before we descend we will pump out the loo tank and fill the water tank. That will give us a week without worrying about services as those facilities seem rare on the Weaver.
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| Just before Barnton Tunnel |
The upper part of the T&M is very beautiful with tree lined sections mixed with great views across the Weaver Valley. The journey included two tunnels, Saltersford tunnel is by far the least straight tunnel we have navigated. Either the rock was very difficult to work or the engineer liked a drink or two to get him started in the mornings!
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| View across the Weaver Valley |
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| View across the Weaver Valley |
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| Penultimate mile post |
We continued until we reached Dutton Stop Lock then winded and headed back to Anderton. We did pass the final mile post but it was overgrown so I photographed the next post.
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| Jan & John on nb Jubilee |
Once again we passed Jan and John (Halfie) on
NB Jubilee. I think this will be our last meeting on this cruise as they are now heading for the Leeds Liverpool Canal. We wish them a good trip and look forward to meeting again.
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| A couple of photos taken by Jan in Barnton Tunnel |
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| Barnton Tunnel ventilation shaft |
Had a bit of a scare when Jan was dropped off to take Spot for a walk as we had no locks for her to play on. She found a path down into Longacre wood and got lost. After half an hour of shouting and searching we managed to reinit and carry on. The moral of the story is the new boat horn is very handy and loud and never leave the boat without your mobile phone.
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