Carried on along the lockless Macclesfield for all of 2 hours in order to meet with Pete's boys again in Congleton and found the most wonderful mooring just through the town. The canal is high up and at this point overlooks a valley with a viaduct and the ambling river Dane below on one side and a vast property, hills and fields towards 'the Cloud' ( a landmark hill) on the other side. Our galley windows are framed paintings. This is what boating is all about, those little surprises around the next bend!
Walked into Congleton, which has an interesting centre of old buildings once you get through the modern housing. The usual boarded up shops though and only the dreary, commonplace Morrisons, Superdrug etc etc.
The boys join us for dinner and it is actually warm enough to sit on the bank, although there is still a strong wind which buffets us all night. Stu kindly checked our bilge pump, which we thought was faulty and he and Andrew unblocked it's exit pipe, having discovered that was the real problem. They also bought us some much needed coal, which we would have been delayed in getting because the next boatyard is some miles yet. The fire still needs to be going constantly. Thanks, guys!
No TV signal here. What happened on Broadchurch last night??!! Not that I am an addict of course.
This photo doesn't do the view justice, it is a deep valley!
Walked into Congleton, which has an interesting centre of old buildings once you get through the modern housing. The usual boarded up shops though and only the dreary, commonplace Morrisons, Superdrug etc etc.
The boys join us for dinner and it is actually warm enough to sit on the bank, although there is still a strong wind which buffets us all night. Stu kindly checked our bilge pump, which we thought was faulty and he and Andrew unblocked it's exit pipe, having discovered that was the real problem. They also bought us some much needed coal, which we would have been delayed in getting because the next boatyard is some miles yet. The fire still needs to be going constantly. Thanks, guys!
No TV signal here. What happened on Broadchurch last night??!! Not that I am an addict of course.
This photo doesn't do the view justice, it is a deep valley!
Next weeks Radio Times has a list of the prime suspects in Danny's murder......
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