In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew J Instone-Cowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > >There are current locking times on Waterscape, but I can't vouch >personally for their accuracy. It's a few months since we last went down >on the river (and then we went upstream :-) ), nearly got caught by the >heavy rain around when a boat got stuck on Sutton Weir. > >For pubs, go downstream to Acton Bridge and The Horns or the Leigh Arms, >or a longer walk to the Hollybush - if you can make your first day a >weekend day, the locks are open later. > >For rural quiet spots, try to get above Vale Royal locks or below Dutton >Locks (although if your lift passage is a late one you may not make the >locks in time).
Thanks for that info Andrew. > >Is this the Virgo that Harral's were selling? Yes - we saw her back in March before we went to New Zealand but only managed to complete the purchase recently. She's tied opposite Tam Lin at Middlewich ATM. It looks like the w/e of 8th/9th July is when we'll make our trip, assuming we can get passages on the lift. How busy does it get? Cheers Guy -- Guy Morgan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
