Woke early to brilliant sunshine and clear blue sky. Away by 9:00am (early for us!) and made steady progress against the flow of boats from Middlewich. Went into Big Lock with nb Tusbran which had been moored behind us overnight and left just a few minutes before us.
We moored up and went for a Tesco shopping trip before lunch. Soon off to the lock flight in a short queue so water up whilst waiting then up the three locks slowly passing boats descending at each one. Turned right just before Kings lock into Wardle lock and onto the Middlewich branch. Carried on still in glorious sunshine to Stanthorne Lock still in queue of three. Onwards through Clive Green under the West Coast main line and moored on the SUC moorings overlooking Top flash (a subsidence induced lake beside the Weaver according to our trusty Pearsons.
Got the chairs out and opened a beer and enjoyed the last of the sun as the clouds built up and by 7:30 the rain had started again.
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