Cholmondeston Lock

Here I am Rune

Distance 6.7 miles

Total 2950 Locks  148 Tunnels

Running total mileage 4274.7 miles

We stuck pretty much to the original plan and stayed at Nantwich until after the Battle of Nantwich, finally moving on this morning. It was interesting watching the Battle event and considering how well it must be choreographed to ensure the minimum of injuries to the Sealed Knot participants. When they are firing (blank) muskets and cannons and a lot of people are wandering around with big poles in their hands, it must be quite easy for accidents to happen.

We didn’t move quite as far as I’d anticipated since, as we came through Hurleston there was a boater seeking assistance as he’d broken down. We initially towed him to Barbridge but when he found they they didn’t sell diesel he asked to go on to Venetian Marina, another mile along the canal, total towing distance about 2.5 miles. Probably wasn’t the best day to be towing since it was quite windy, but we got there with very little drama. I was intending to get to Aqueduct marina today but, due to the tow, we’ve moored above Cholmondeston Lock. We’ll probably get a replacement gas cylinder from Venetian marina tomorrow on the way through, and possibly some diesel.