Chester to Audlem

Goodbye Chester. 

Note to self must return with some girly friends to do some serious retail therapy!!

Approaching Tarvin Lock

Always good to share a lock.

Before we know it we are back at Beeston to rest for the night.

A bright cold morning dawns and we have a locking partner for the day.

Spot of one out one in = lots of hands on deck!!!

Along with Mr Strimmer.

Bunbury Staircase Lock and we have to moor up - confusion reigns.....

Hirer's Anglo Welsh moor 3 abreast, there is 1 boat waiting to go up and 2 already in the lock....

Not to mention this nice man from Canal & River Trust who had hoped to do some welding on the lock gate and 4 boats waiting to come down!!!

Ever wondered how or where dredgings are disposed off?

We head off up  the Middlewich Arm to collect a part that Trev had ordered at Venetian Marine and decide that's enough for today.  Tomorrow it's Barbridge to Nantwich.

We arrive at Barbridge Junction just as a boat is turn in.....

with a good bit of steering from both crews....collision averted!!!!

Hurleston Junction is always busy as it is where the Langollen Canal meets the Shropshire Union and this boat thought it a good idea to hover in the bridge hole while waiting to turn

We must do the Llangollen again , its beautiful.

Good to see the hotel boats out and about....

and Captain Jack Sparrow!!!!

We overnight at Nantwich.

A Sculpture Trail has been laid out beside the embankments refurbished towpath.

Scores on the doors to the end of April 2015

1381/2 miles, 46 locks, 5 swing bridges and 3 tunnels.

Hack Green locks take the canal up 12 feet

In the distance lies Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, a second world war radar station secretly designated to play the role as a Regional Government Headquarters in the event of a nuclear war and has now become a tourist attraction.

About 2 miles on and this is the view from the side hatch.

Moored at the bottom of the Audelm Flight of 15 locks and gathering strength!