Bridge 87 on the Maccy

As it was such a lovely evening yesterday we decided to take the dogs for a nice long walk in the woods near by. Insisted Paul came as he had spent all day in front of the tele, dogs had a whale of a time think Paul enjoyed it too. Must say all of us were cream crackered when we got back. Believe or not we were actually on our way this morning by 9.30 did the final 6 locks on the Trent and Mersey then it was negotiate the junction onto the Macclesfield then back over the Trent and Mersey seemed strange to be going over a canal you had just travelled along.

I think this sign underestimates it somewhat, you cant see the sign in the other direction as it is covered in undergrowth so you get a nasty shock if someone is coming round the bend.

Rather fancy living in this cottage right by Hall Green lock, while in this stop lock Paul had his suspicions that something was round the prop had a look in the weed hatch and this it what he found. We certainly had more steerage after disposing of that lot.

We had only gone a couple of miles along this canal when we came across this nice little mooring 48hr with rings just after we moored up another boat came in front of us, as luck would have it there is a pub 5 minutes walk away called The Rising Sun so guess where we are eating tonight.

Fishing rod was the first thing to be sorted after the TV ariel and just as a boat was passing Paul reeled in this little beauty. One happy bunny springs to mind and he is still there 3hours later and no he hasn't caught another thing.

There is a storm rumbling round us and you can bet your bottom dollar that just as we set off for the pub the heavens will open.