I enjoyed a nice walk around Lymm Damn with the dog first thing. Every time we stop at Lymm I always make the effort of walking the dog around the Damn. He loves it just as much as I do I think!

After that it was a lazy morning really, as we didn’t set off for Worsley until after dinner as we had planned to meet up with some other friends, Barry and Judith off Serena who were currently high and dry out in Worsley Dry Dock for blacking. As we approached Waters Meeting in Stretford it suddenly dawned on me that, as we had left it so late to set off, we now might not make it to the The Tank (Barton Aqueduct) as this shuts at 4.30PM during winter hours I was told. We had a quick vote, it was either moor up where we were in Stretford which wasn’t really an option, detour to Castlefield for the night and then arrive at Worsley the following morning or just chance it and head for the tank. The latter option was chosen, and it was a relief to see that it was open when we arrived - we had planned to eat out that night as we had nothing on board and I was starting to feel a little peckish! After mooring up we went over the road to the Bridgewater Pub for a meal and a few drinks, personally, I don’t drink the stuff but not the cheapest of Fosters at £3.05 a pint. Criminal!