8 a.m. start in bright sunshine, and through Engine lock, in company with NB Dash. Stopped before the Long Butts lift bridge for breakfast, and started another loaf in the breadmaker. Then the three-men-in-a-boat we'd met the previous day at Etruria came along so we followed them through the lift-bridge and up the five locks at Stockton Brook.
Stopped for lunch by the Stoke-on-Trent Boat Club just after Bridge 27A, and got the washing machine going for the first time. Not sure that the detergent capsules are going to work at 30ยบ – this one left some gunge in the machine.
Stopped at the BW station at Park Lane Bridge for water, and decided to stay the night on the visitor moorings there (SJ 933534). Good BW facilities, though the water tap required some taming. Walked back to bridge 28 and into Endon to the Spar shop for a few items.
About 3.5 miles, 6 locks, 1 lift bridge, about 4.5 hours engine time.
