Started quite early to get up to the junction with the Leek branch before anyone else. Met Alan (?) of the BCF coming down the flight.
Made it down the Stockton Brook flight alone, and Margaret took Erin Mae through Long Butts lift bridge while I worked it. Accompanied a single-hander through Norton Green Lift Bridge.
Fished a football out of the canal for a family in Milton, and then tied up opposite their house for the night. Ran the engine for a while to ensure the batteries were really full.
5.5 miles, 9 locks, 2 lift bridges, about 7 hours of engine time.
