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Will the boatyard be willing to put an unlicenced boat in the water ?

If you go to Ellesmere, there is a bakers which does lovely cold meat and superb chutneys, ! We stock up when we go there. Butcher next door which I remember being good as well. We had thought of doing a bit of the Llangollen too now that we have been to Lymm but heading to Wheelock instead. I wouldn't worry about the Llangollen being busy unless you are in a rush as more boats mean more folk to help at lift bridges and locks

Just wanted to say that I saw my first ducklings today ! A family of 10 which looked about a day old. I know others will be way ahead of me though. Now on the look out for moorhen chicks.

Not everyone 😄

Yes. I had forgotten that bit !

Having just been on the bottom end of the Bridgewater it struck me just how short a stretch widebeams have there now. Their limits are Preston Brook and the winding hole at Lymm ( I don't think there is anywhere to wind a widebeam beyond that) .About 10 miles. This is wide beam country too and a few of them do move.

It was himself who told us that he was overstaying by making it look like his engine was broken and he couldn't get parts and he had been getting away with it for years.

More like years, I think

A good age ! When we moved north to Park Farm the difference in time to get to the boat was greatly reduced. We now avoid the bottom of the M6 which always took us ages. The 220 mile journey usually takes just under 4 hours with one short stop.

Looks like a nice marina and a bit further north too 😄. .

Which marina are you in now, Nick ?

Doesn't sound good but have everything crossed for Tim

I haven't seen anything from him since he was so obnoxious the other night so perhaps he has " been spoken to " and his posts have to be approved.

What a beautiful day !! Sun shine and no wind, perfect boating weather. However we didn't boat much 😄. After vet visit and shopping we had lunch on board then went up to have a look at the breach. We then took on water, sitting on a big stone in the sun as the tank filled. Came back to lymm and moored in the same spot facing the other way . Now that I have shopped we will eat on board tonight. A perfect day although there wasn't much boating done. Varnishing the window ledges can wait till another day.

Yes thank you. He still apparently has a painful gouty foot despite medication but being a stoical guy he never complains.

I wondered that too There were only 4 boats here last night and the two other narrow boats have left. .the widebeam and us are still here. Had a long involved visit to the vet this morning but might move off later

We ate in Chilli Club , the Thai restaurant, and enjoyed it. Brian, Elmas it still there and it looked open but as we have eaten in there the last couple of times we were in Lymm, iit was time for a change.

Which restaurant did you have a chinese meal in Brian? Trattiora Bacci was Italian but it has been closed for years. We have had a couple of meals in Elmas but feel like a change. The problem is there are too many to choose from. We think we once had a meal in the Thai up past Sainsbury's but can't remember what it was like. We loved the Thai in Stone but cat remember the one in Lymm. I expect it will be a case of wandering around reading the menus outside and looking to see how busy they are😄 .

Clocks changed they tell me but as we are on boating time it didn't make any difference although my smart watch ( which spent the night in the dogs water bowl ) doesn't seem to change the time 😄. Still does BP, heart rate etc but the time is now an hour out and I think it needs to be connected to an app to fix it but the app is on my old phone and I don't know the make of the watch. 😄 It was sunny all-day but there was a strong wind and we helped rescue a boat which was pinned on the offside with his bows stuck on top of bricks. Hawthorn trees seem to have more green on them than yesterday and I saw several pairs of moorhens and coots building nests. Moored in lymm in front of a ginormous Collingwood widebeam tied up like the Queen Mary with lots of rope and fenders. It looks very new. Wonder where we will eat tonight ?. I think lymm had more eateries than anywhere else although it was a shame when the Trattiora Bacci closed. .

Have you been reading the same thread as I have , Ange?. I saw a lot of insulting messages from the same poster aimed at the same member. I don't think Kezzer can be considered attention seeking or a new member come to that and I can understand why she asked if there is anywhere else she can ask questions. In my mind her questions have been pretty reasonable and have shown this she has already done some researching which left unanswered questions which she asked about on here.

Oh, Kezzer, please don't go ! I enjoy your posts and I think you are one of the sanest people on here - might not be difficult though. 😄 Don't be put off by a know it all who from time to time goes off his trolley. Seems to be lady boaters so I think that says a lot about him.

Nice meal and a good walk down a path from bridge 208 right to the Leigh Arms. A bit wet when we went down but dry on the way back . Bring Saturday afternoon Mothers day tomorrow it was busy but the service was good.

Mr Swan was sitting on the opposite bank. In the past when we came past after the cygnets have hatched there are usually several people standing at the services watching them. . I think they are a local attraction but folk know to leave them in peace.

Iain has been tasked with finding out beers and prices but he is not a great beer drinker 😄. I don't think the Leigh Arms is any posher Than the Stanley Arms but of the two we think the Leigh Arms had more atmosphere and nicer food. Well see what we can do though 😄

Having a couple of weeks afloat again and today saw us move from Park Farm to bridge 208 handy for walking down to the Leigh Arms tonight. Things are a bit earlier down here than they are at home and it is lovely to see new growth on the trees. I even saw a chestnut in leaf. The swan is sitting on her nest opposite the Anderton services as she does every year. Didn't see many moving boats but sods law saw us meet 3 at bridges in Anderton but fortunately not where there were two breasted working boats moored opposite a single narrow boat 😄. Perhaps they think that because the lift is not working the canal is closed. I finally got the all clear from my cardiologist this week and I feel better than I have done for years . At last !