Bit late setting of from Worsley dry dock (2015), went over the "Tank" at 2200 after picking up a carpet on the prop. Tied up at Castlefield after winding at 2245 ready to go down Pomona at 0800 Saturday. BWB turned up right on time and we tied up at the end of Number 9 dock, between the new BBC HQ and the Lowery Centre. We decided to have a day of so I used a day tram ticket to go to Bury, for three reasons, 1 to find a bit of the Mc'r Bolton & Bury Canal, go for a train ride on Class 50 Vailiant hauled excursion at the railway centre, and thirdly to Bury Market for bag of Black puddings, you should be able to get them on the NHS.
Passage down Mode Wheel was for 0800 today, all that water 4 locks in all you could have filled all of the Tring summit from bone dry twice over, did not see another boat on the move all day till we got to Weston Marsh Lock at the start of the river Weaver, 30 & 8's rowing boats arriving above the lock to start a race back to the Runcorn's rowing club HQ. It can only be called chaos, but the 4LK put a turn of speed on just over 7 mph and we won the race to the line.
The weather had now turned dry but a gale blowing at the junction, but after a couple of miles we were in sheltered water, the sun came out and we tied up below Dutton Lock, ready to book a passage tomorrow.