We set off from Adlington and continued south along the Macclesfield Canal this morning, the only obstructions being two swing bridges; one was open, the other needed a button pushed to stop the traffic, lower the barriers and open the bridge. No winding required.
After lunch, we went down the Bosley Lock Flight. The first few locks were already set for us from boats coming up, but efficient coordination from our lock operators (AKA "young, fit girls") allowed us to get though all 12 locks in around 90 minutes. The lock operators had earned their cup of tea at the bottom though.
We then continued on past Congleton, and are now moored up in what seems like the middle of nowhere, just south of bridge 82.
17 miles, 12 locks, 2 swing bridges (one open) today.
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