Day20
We spent last night on the Shroppie ledge, even though we had deployed two dinghy trailer wheels to keep BB about a foot from the bank. Every time we moved inside we heard the fateful grating sound of the hull against stone. Only one more sleep and it will be over for a while.
We have tonight arrived below Hurleston Locks - it has taken 66 locks and 135 miles to get here. We stopped on the impressive Nantwich embankment from where you can look all over the town - it took Telford 5 years to build it - and near to the recently refurbished aqueduct. We went into the lovely town for a coffee at the only Caffe Nero we will pass on the whole of the trip!!!. Although I should add that we have used independent coffee shops which have provided equivalent or better. Good coffee is spreading to all parts of the country which is a far cry from our first trip to the Llangollen in 2008.
The first lock of the flight is the narrowest on the system and all fenders must be lifted. Talking to the Lockie this afternoon it is due for rebuilding this winter.
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| Telford's embankment at Nantwich |
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| Our mooring just before bridge 97 at Hurleston- the high ground in the middle distance is the reservoir that kept the Llangollen open in the 1950/60s as it brought water down from the River Dee at Llangollen. |
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| The first lock of the flight of four that we will do tomorrow. |
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| Now this is an unusual narrow boat. |
Some good boat names today
