Got going at 7.30 to get to the front of the Harecastle queue. Sunny day for travelling, quite hot, and very long before of the target we had set ourselves. Came down the Cheshire locks in convoy. Got a mooring just before the water points in Wheelock – with a plastic-bag-flagged chain round the gate post to hold the stern mooring line.
Italian restaurant in Wheelock still functioning, and a table-full of boaters seems to have had a good meal.
10.1 miles, 25 locks, 8.5 engine hours
