Nine week cruise - day 43 - Saturday 13th August 2005
Wrenbury to Middlewich
Left mooring at 0930, David in charge, while John walked to Wrenbury Station to catch the 1007 train to Walkden. When I got there I found the left rear tyre was flat, so I changed it for the spare (in pouring rain). Toured the tyre repairers of Walkden but they'd all closed for the day. So I drove back to meet the boat at Barbridge Junction at 1400. Jan then drove home. Now it's back to the two brothers on board. Just onto the Middlewich Branch we stopped at Venetian Marine for David to buy his own Sea Searcher magnet.
the curious cows
At 2100 we moored just above Middlewich Big Lock. Spotted, and spoke to, Bob Wood from Silkwood ("Yay" comment from Alison!) After a Chinese takeaway for David and an Indian one for John, we checked out the Big Lock pub before going to bed.
Fast cars, a stolen Mercury and a surprise dragon.
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There are times (very few, I might add) when wild camping isn't all it's
cracked up to be. Last night, as the sun was setting, several cars raced up
to ...
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