A day late again

 By Sunday I had managed to get the blog up to date. However, I seem to have slipped behind again. 

A last look at our overnight mooring as we set off towards Preston Brook. We managed to cover 5 miles today (Monday) which included 2 tunnels. We only stopped when we did because just round the corner was a third tunnel which we thought we would leave for tomorrow. 

But, we're getting ahead of ourselves. 

Here's the entrance to the Anderton Lift. Obviously closed off for the time being until funds can be raised for the necessary repairs. 

We worked our way through Barnton Tunnel, no problems there although it does have a twist or two and is one-way only. 

This means you have to give way if someone is already coming through. 

The second tunnel, Saltersford Tunnel, operates on an hourly cycle, our way on the hour with a 15 mins window, the other end on the half hour. 

We had to wait before we could enter but this gave me time to top-up the greaser. For those of you who don't know, the greaser forces grease into the hole that houses the propeller shaft. It effectively bungs up the gap between the inside and the outside of the boat and stops water flooding in. 

Not such a bad place to have to wait for the tunnel. 

At Bartington Wharf we passed all the Black Prince hireboats getting ready to go out again. 

Lovely views over the Weaver Valley and somewhere down there is the Weaver Navigation which we tackled 10 years ago when the lift was working. 

And here we are for the night. 

But, before that, how about a nice walk? 

And then back to the boat to cook roast chicken, our planned Sunday lunch before we went out instead. 

PS blog still not up-to-date since the WiFi signal in Lymm isn't that good. I'll have to wait until things improve.