Barbridge To Cheshire Cat

We left Barbridge on Thursday morning with the sun shining on our backs, the washing machine was on and we enjoyed a leisurely cruise.
At the Bunbury staircase we met a single hander on a hire boat. Allen is from Australia and told us he has had a fantastic time,
Allen filmed Clinton whilst he was working the locks and it seems Clinton may be going global !!.

We said goodbye to Allen when he got to his hire base.





 
We moored at Bates Mill Bridge. This is a lovely place to moor we had wonderful views from both sides of the boat.




                                                      This is Beeston Castle which was built by the Earl of Chester
in 1337 its just a ruin know but must have been pretty impressive all those years ago.




Friday we set off in over cast weather but the rain stayed off. We travelled  up to Christleton after a quick stop off at Waveton to pick up some supplies. We are moored by the Cheshire Cat pub for the next cou[le of days as we are expecting some visitors tomorrow. We are both very excited about the visitors.
Time Travelled Thursday 4 Hrs  Distance 6.5  Miles and 6 Locks 

Time Travelled Friday 3 Hours Distance 6 Miles

Total Distance Travelled is 232.5 Miles 
66 Locks (Broad) 107 single locks and 12 tunnel's, Total Tunnel length 7294  yards   
Total Time 126.5 hours  
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