Adderley Locks.

 Thursday 27th June 2024 at Adderley Locks.

Somehow, I don't think that this boat owner will be voting for either Labour or the Conservatives!

Ten years ago, we seriously considered buying one of the two town houses in the centre with its own mooring on the doorstep.

Up until last year, the moorings were private and we had used them in the past for a short-term mooring. Now they are run by the C&RT and are only available as long term moorings and - guess what? - they are standing empty! It seems that C&RT are turning as many mooring places as they can into long term moorings, presumably to make money, including many visitors' moorings that now stand empty and unavailable.

This is the top of the Adderley flight of locks, where there used to be a little stall selling meats, bacon, cakes and the best pork pies in the world (according to M). Everything was produced by the neighbouring farm and was of the highest quality. Sadly, it did not re-appear after Covid.

This is classic Cheshire countryside, rolling pastureland and lots of dairy herds. Traffic is mostly tractors and milk tankers.

A very quiet mooring and a chance for M to do a wash, which dried quickly in the sunshine and quite strong wind.

Today: 4 miles, 5 locks and 1.9 hours.

Trip: 67 miles, 45 locks and 36.6 hours.