Date - 03 /09/08 Day - Wednesday Start - 0900 End - 1700 Harnser's present position http://tinyurl.com/Harnser-s-route
Last night we ate in the Swan about 10 minutes walk from the lock. This is much more restaurant than pub eating but the do welcome dogs in the bar and as we had a drink there lunchtime Magic can confirm that the carpets are ideal for sleeping on. As we walked back to the boat last night it was a clear, star light night and today started well. We set off at 9 am, we were the first boat to be going down and had the locks with us most of the way. We had one turned in our face and that was by a couple of BW chaps with a BW work boat doing lock bollard duties. We stopped for water at the top of the Hurleston flight. At this point it started to rain hard, also there was a boat ahead of us and while we filled the tank another came passed so the 4 locks down to the junction were against us. At the junction we turned left on The Shropshire Union Canal towards Chester, the weather changed form sun to heavy rain and strong wind. We carried on towards Chester passing Beeston Castle on our left. We moored for the night just below Wharton Lock at 1700 hrs. in the rain. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Join SOW and help save our waterways http://www.saveourwaterways.org
