A Quiet Fortnight

Anderton Boat Lift, two boats in the left hand caisson going up.

And one in the right hand caisson coming down.

Out pops the BW trip boat.

Ptolemy in the museum, dressed as a lift operator 150 years ago.

First mate sorting out the drinks.

Due to the stoppage on Shebdon Wharf Embankment we were stuck at Audlem for five days. Since leaving Audlem a week ago, at BW's request (we were told on Monday morning that they had twenty plus boats coming down from Market Drayton and they needed the room, so please reverse down three locks and go ) so we went down to Nantwich, where nb Bendigedig caught up with us, ( they were further up the Audlem flight than us ) then we moved on to Middlewich. At Middlewich we split up temporarily, Bendigedig going south and Shush going north and on to Anderton having stayed a few days in each place.

Yesterday Martin and grandsons Ethan and Ptolemy came for a visit, and we took them to the Anderton Lift museum and whilst there two boats were being raised up to the canal from the river, they enjoyed that, after that we went and had some food, then back to the boat for a couple of hours before they had to go home. Thanks for coming boys, hope you had a good day.

This fortnight we have done 39 mls and 22 locks

See you all next time.