Saturday 18th
July 2020
We woke to steady rain, and it was with us most of the day, though there were a few drier intervals. In no rush, especially no rush to get wet, we didn’t start until around noon. Loulie set off along the towpath with the dogs, and I followed a bit later, picking her up before we reached the M6.
We pressed on to Lymm, where we moored and I went shopping – a few items from the small Sainsbury’s and lunch from a baker in the centre of the village, their sausage rolls are a particular favourite.
After eating we headed out again, through the outskirts of Lymm, past the long lines of moored boats belonging to the Lymm Cruising Club. Years ago (2014) on our very first day on a narrowboat we came up here rather too fast, eager to get to a mooring near the Swan with Two Nicks in time to get a meal there. Somehow it seems much longer, a lot has changed, particularly the loss of Ruby, but also we have switched from invariably eating “out” from the boat to doing so very rarely. Partly that may be the fact that we have more dogs to accommodate in a pub, but I think the biggest reason is that we have our own boat now, with a familiar galley and everything we need for cooking.
We stopped at the Old Number 3 to take on water – it’s always worth doing if there is a space on the water point, because you can wait a long time if there are a couple of boats ahead of you, and there are not many places to get water on this part of the Bridgewater.
After that we went on to our favourite spot in the corner of the towpath just before the Bollin viaduct. There were a few boats moored along that stretch, including a large liveaboard widebeam which previously has always been moored in the same spot on the offside. He was there for the two days that we were around, and another widebeam joined him one night, so we’re not sure if it was some sort of arranged meeting, or if he has lost his offside mooring. The weather cleared up in the evening, after we had moored, and we’re hopeful of a better day tomorrow.
TODAY: 5:00 HOURS. 5.1 MILES. 0
LOCKS.
Voyage: 9:30 HOURS. 12.8 MILES. 0 LOCKS.
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