Wheelock (Trent & Mersey Canal) to Church Minshull (Shropshire Union Canal - Middlewich Branch)
After a disappointing evening finding a decent pub in Wheelock (one shut, one without food and one rather grotty), we ended up with some nice fish & chips.
In the morning, we set off down the Trent & Mersey canal; an uneventful journey along uneventful canal to Middlewich. At which point there was a very long queue for Wardle lock (but not long enough to stop at the pub!), where we eventually joined the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.
After stopping for lunch, we waited for a boat to go past and set off behind them, only to have TWO rather dubious single crewed boats push in front of us. So we had a long queue for the next lock as well...
Still, no rain today, which made a nice change.
Eventually, we reached very nice moorings near Church Minshull. The pub in the village reopened yesterday after being closed for 5 years, so we've booked a table for a meal.
12 miles, 8 locks today.
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