We were hoping to get off earlier because of the tunnel timings, both on the hour. We were five minutes late for Saltersford Tunnel so a 35 minute wait at the entrance ensued. Not a long tunnel by any means at 424 yards, just that you can't see the exit with the bends in it. By the time we were about a mile from Preston Brook Tunnel I knew we were going to miss that entry too so I called it a day at some nice rural moorings not marked in our Pearson's Guide, the mile post is just outside the boat.
I picked up a bargain at the Nantwich Canal Centre Chandlery, they were getting rid of Dri Dek tiles at £1 each rather than £5.50, our well deck needed fitting out! With time on my hands the tiles are all done.
Our timetable was geared around picking up new blinds for the boat in Middlewich on 21 June and making our way to this point has been quite enjoyable. We planned a stop along the SU Middlewich Branch just above Venetian Marina where we met Will and Michelle from The Graphics Boat.
It was a cool night and they had a fire going on the side of the canal so we took our drinks and our chairs over and introduced ourselves. By the time we had left they had organised some templates for us to upgrade the front of our boat. Not sure when I will get around to doing that since painting the bow requires me to hang out over the canal. David and Gwen in NB Harebell also turned up so it was a nice gathering.
We continued on to Middlewich via an overnight at Church Minshull to get out of the pouring rain. In Middlewich the crowd just got larger! With the nice weather back we were on our way to the King's Lock Pub when we came across Silvie and Michael from NB Chartwell, whom we had met on the Oxford Canal last year.
We did manage to pick up our curtains, on time and as promised by Pam from Jennie Edwards Interiors in Middlewich. They don't look too bad!
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