Got going in a hurry once the two other boats left their moorings, so we wouldn't miss the lock, and caught them up as they were going into Dutton lock. Weather fine all day long after the early mist cleared. Carried on at the boat lift to do some shopping in Northwich and fill the water tank. Back at the boat lift we were the only ones in the queue, though we eventually found ourselves waiting quite a long time for a straggler.
On the T&M went aground as we wriggled through Bridge 200 – forgotten how shallow it is. Also took longer than expected to get to Dutton Bank. Several boats here using most of the rings, but fortunately one boat left so we didn't have to try using a pin – not sure how successful that would have been.
By far the longest day's boating we've done in a long time, but very good for the batteries.
15 miles, 2 locks, 1 boat lift, 8 hours engine
