Sunday 16^th September. Woke up to a cloudy day, topped up with diesel and then motored nearly 13 miles today to reach the top of Bosley Locks. Could have worked the locks tonight but thought better of it. No point in tiring yourself out today when you can do that tomorrow! We did go out for a meal last night at The Boar’s Head. It’s amazing how good all the pubs are that we have visited and, once again, how friendly they are. During the evening there was a raffle and auction of GB Olympics clothing and accessories. The British swimming coach had given his official kit to raise money for the Mary Sunley Canal Boat Trust. This trust arranges outings for disabled people but they do need to update the boat and probably buy a new one. If you want to find out more have a look at www.marysunley.co.uk . The mention of the Olympics reminds me of a funny thing that happened to us in Disley. We had some postcards to send off but we couldn’t find the pillar box. Why? Because it had been painted gold in honour of two of the athletes who came from Disley.

The weather today has not been nearly as bad as was forecast. The last forecast we saw was promoting wall-to-wall rain all day. Not so! Granted we had showers but we also had some sunny spells and some periods of overcast. Not such a bad day for motoring along. We stopped for lunch in Macclesfield and made some toasted cheese sandwiches together with the last of the soup Brigid made from the left over vegetables that were about to go off because of our fridge problem. Think I’ll have a faulty fridge more often just for the soup. Tonight I think we’re in for a serving of Steak & Kidney pie. Not doing so bad are we?

A picture of one of the views today.

Here we are pottering along at 4 miles per hour whilst others have a faster form of transportation in their back garden. (A couple of helicopters if you can't quite make it out)

And, lastly, a better picture of one of the snake bridges. The horse goes up the left hand side over the canal and back down the right hand side turning a full circle in the process. The rope, attached to both horse and boat, snakes around following the horse's movement but doesn't have to be disconnected.