Due South 28th and 29th April
The final break made with our landlords at Nantwich marina, spare keys handed back, refund off the electric meter, and away. No rain but a cold north easterly wind, and 14 locks to get through. As is our usual practice, we take turns, 7 locks each. The cooler temperature made lock working quite pleasant, but standing at the tiller can get chilly. The wind also gave Andrew pause for thought when stopping at Overwater Marina to take on diesel and pump out our black water tank .. an expensive but necessary call.. So after 5 hours cruising we were glad to stop by a sheltering hedge at Cox Bank above Audlem for the night. Wednesday morning, still windy but much milder with a completely blue sky. We had seen steam tug Tixall and dumb barge (no engine) Kessel go by the previous evening and soon caught up with them at Adderley locks. Tixall had gone up the flight of 5 and were bowhauling Kessel.. a slow process. Another boat cau...
