Battery voltage was a bit down when I came to get my shower this morning, so the engine went on for an hour before we set out.
Mixture of sun and cloud. Passage to Waters Meeting was slow as we followed two other boats, so we pulled in for water just before the junction.
Uncertainty about whether the Barton swing aqueduct is open, where we might moor up on the northern arm of the canal, and how long it would take to get there all meant we headed for Castlefield, and moored up on the east bank of the main arm.
Ran the engine for a while in the evening.
10.4 miles, 0 locks, 6 hours engine
