Last night we moored below Dutton lock in the same spot Robbie Cummins used for the TV show . I wouldn’t normally consider doing such a thing but there is next to nothing moving on the river.
A little before 10 I walked up and had a word with Bob the lock keeper about locking up, there were still 2 vans there doing maintenance work on the system. The bottom lock gates started to open and I moved forward, then they stopped, the whole system had tripped. Thankfully he was able to reset it and we were on our way.
Just above Acton Bridge someone has this on their empty mooring, I can’t even go that slow if I stay in gear.
The Heron we passed yesterday has lent his stilt to a Canada goose today.
At Saltersford Lock Martin had the bottom gates open ready for us, so straight in and up. We did meet one boat today, the CRT trip boat just below Anderton Lift, they must have had a coach load in.
We moored at the pontoons in Northwich to make a visit to Asda. Just before we left I checked my emails. I had one from the MSC saying my booking for Friday had been refused and sent my money back, no reason given, but at least an email address, so I asked why. I had a reply within 10 minutes saying I had failed to attach my “sea Worthy certificate”. I felt sure I had and when I got back to the boat I checked, they were right, I had attached another surveyors report, not the one they wanted, so a new application sent ready for Friday. We then moved up to Northwich Dry Dock to see Matt who blacked our hull for us before mooring for the night on the town moorings again.
Today’s Journey
7¼ miles with 2 locks in 2¾ hours
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