Bates Mill to Chester

Glorious sunshine greets us for our decent into Chester.....

along with a mile of moored boats!!!  The code of the cut is to pass all moored boats on "tick over" to create as little "wash" as possible thus avoiding pulling out the mooring pins of the said moored boats.

Yes Trev nearly did give up the will to live ......

and I became snap happy .........

This former mill at Christelton signals the windlass will be coming into play very soon!

This chappie has laid claim to the lock and there he stayed.

To help me on the wide locks Trev navigates the boat in through one gate.....

then enjoys a apple while I am emptying it!!!

Entering a city by boat is definitely the best way.

a very "Cheshire" hostelry

A quick trip into Waitrose

and we move on to the second of the city centre moorings. Chester city centre is only 5 minutes walk from here.