Devil's Garden to Barnton Cut and Barnton Cut to Anderton Country Park (River Weaver)

 Monday 18th August

The wind had dropped today thank goodness, so we untied and set off back down the river to Dutton Lock.  There was a boat coming down, so had to wait, then we went in with another boat,  Bodica, the lock keeper was very miserable.  In all the other locks we had just used our centre rope, but he insisted on us using bow and stern ropes, we did tell him they weren’t very long and might not reach up and back again, but he just kept grunting pass me the bow rope, luckily they just did reach, you always meet one jobs worth!!  Through the lock and down the river to Acton Bridge for water.  We were just mooring up and there was a heavy shower, always seems to happen just as we are mooring up.  Needless to say once we had got wet and tied up, the sun came out!  We filled up with water, then chugged on to the next lock, Saltersford Lock.  The lock keepers stop for lunch so we moored up before the lock and had our lunch.  Elysium Days came and moored in front.  After lunch, we walked up to see the lock keeper, he said a boat was just coming the other way, so he would let him down and then we could go up.  Waited for the boat to come down, in fact there was two and one of them was Leah, said hi to them and then we went in the lock with Elysium Days.  The lock keeper was very friendly, much better than the last one!

On down the river and stopped at Barnton Cut, there was one one boat here, Elysium Days came in as well.  The sun came out and so we walked up to the village of Barnton and walked along to the post office and butchers.  Also went in the Nisa on the way back.  Walked back down towards the boat, then we realised that the very thing, a top up for our internet, we had gone to the Nisa for, we had forgotten, so I walked back to the boat with the shopping and Kev went back to the shop.  Kev came back and we just chilled out for the rest of the evening, Kev did some more sewing on his fender!. 

Tuesday 19th August


 

Leaving Barnton Cut

Passing the Anderton Lift

It was raining quite hard when we woke up, but the forecast was that it would go over by mid-morning.  We waited a while and the rain stopped and the sun came out, so we set off back down the river past the Anderton Lift and moored by the Anderton Country Park.  It’s a really nice sunny spot, well when the sun is out that is!  We are staying here today and then going to go back up the lift tomorrow when there is a space.  We are going up to the visitor centre this afternoon as there is a nice café.

Moored at Anderton Country Park