The Cheshire Cat to The Shady Oak
7 miles, 0 locks
One always hopes a storm will clear the air, but no such luck today I am afraid. Still we only had a long slow cruise to do, so it could be worse.
Monty and I walked ahead with Chris following slowly behind - with no locks the two boats could 'do their own thing'.
It was not the longest walk in the world, but it would have to do until it cools down later this evening.
Whilst we spent almost half and hour crawling past the line of moored boats I vacuumed and mopped the floor - too hot to do anything else!
I took a leaf out of Ken's book today and prepared a flask of iced water - it was a life saver.
Our target for the day was to be within sight of Beeston Castle - you can see it for a long time before you actually arrive. Sue and I climbed up to visit it in 2016. That won't be happening today!
Also tucked away in the distance there is a view of the remains of Peckforton Castle.
When we arrived there was one boat in front of us in the prime spot for a view of the Castle
Sue and Ken pulled in behind us
Gradually the space behind them filled up
The boat ahead of us had left just after Sue and Ken moored leaving the prime spot empty
No one had the inclination to expend the energy to move to make the most of the view. Also the little bit of hedge gives us a small amount of protection from the sun. Talk about sweltering.
How else to end a hot day than with an al fresco dinner for Monty and Pimms for the rest of the crews
Despite the heat it has been a better day. Onwards and upwards - we have 6 big locks to tackle tomorrow!
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