14.10.19
It felt a bit lonely with 2 of our crew gone, and the prospect of spending a good part of the day traversing double locks was a bit ‘ho hum’!
However Chester woke to a beautiful morning and the pub nearby that had been heaving with very happy people last night, now looked pretty and clean.
First job for the Admiral today was to turn the boat around. Considering I could not have possibly done it myself, he did a stirling job, giving the footpath a bonus wash along the way!
As the skyline of Chester receeded, the morning light,
Ellie looked majestic gliding through the water!
Travelling the same path in the opposite direction certainly gave a different perspective to the ruins of Beeston Castle, that looked quite imposing up on it’s rocky crag.
It was time to turn left at Barbridge Junction onto the Middlewich Branch,
and it seemed just as we did, the heavens opened! Thank goodness for that purchase of wet weather gear you made in Chester, Jen and Grahame!
With no luck getting fuel at any of the marinas, it was onward to Church Minshull for the night. A 15 minute walk took us to yet another cute village with St Bartholemew’s Church,
beautiful houses,
and The Badger Inn!
The food was terrific, and Jen and I even splashed out and had dessert. The best (and richest) creme caramel I’ve ever tasted!
The night would have ended well there, but it was Trivia Night, and Team Ellie McBoatface felt confident with perhaps a tad too much bravado!
We were gallant in defeat, placing last!
By now the rain was bucketing down, so it was a very long, soggy walk home. Can you see John with his umbrella in this washed out pic?
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