We had a lazy start, catching up on the Australian news, writing some emails and partaking of Bacon and eggs. Just we were finishing we had some visitors
We eventually got underway at 10.30' heading downstream. I dug out the Hoover and undertook some much needed domestic chores - shock, horror! And when I emerged it was to find that I had been missing scenery like this
Continuing on down river we passed a dredger hard at work
The gunk that is dug up is dropped into the push-tow barge
And when full is pushed by the tug to an unloading area.
Sutton Swing Bridge
Where we moored up just behind the Narrowboat in the above pic, to take on water (and yes, Lawrence's bête noir squirted like a geyser) and to bin the rubbish. While doing so a CRT man came up to have a chat and told us the dredger is hard at work because two even larger steam boats are due to lock up onto the Weaver from the Manchester Ship Canal tomorrow and CRT are worried they might get stuck in part of the navigation where the dredger is working.
A bit further on we passed the site where the push-tow barges are emptied into a waiting truck.
We got to the Runcorn rowing club and decided to wind as all we could see ahead were chemical works. Now on our way back upstream, the Sutton Rail Bridge with the Sutton Swing Bridge in the background
And here is the now full push-tow barged pushed up to the unloading site to be swapped for the now empty barge
A bit of autumn colour. People tell me we might miss Autumn as it has been such an Indian summer 😕
The dredger waiting for the return of the empty barge
This was some of the scenery I missed this morning when I was on my hands and knees below deck
And this
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