We left Tattenhall on a wet October afternoon with the over ambitious plan to get to Manchester and back within the week. With rainclouds overhead, and the need for waterproofs, it didn't bode well. A first night was spent in a favourite spot above Stone Lock in Beeston. This photo was taken by him on a previous visit a few weeks earlier. We woke up to a similar view with clear skies and sunshine but it was cold. The first part of our journey towards the Middlewich Arm was fairly familiar and the day got warmer. Once on the canal we had a couple of locks to negotiate before lunch. That's when I fell in trying to reach land. It wasn't so warm after that (even without the dunking) and, by the time we reached Middlewich, we were ready to call it a day and find a mooring - but there weren't any. That meant doing more locks and tying up alongside the waterpoint in the middle of town. Then they left me to go and get dinne...
My owners wanted me to post these pictures and notes to let you know what it's like being a beagle.