We weren't worried by the winds overnight in our sheltered spot and had a lie-in after the last few early starts. The weather was a mixture of bright sunshine and vicious showers in a chilly wind, and this continued all day. The countryside opened up as we got clear of Wigan.
At the first lock we discovered one boat in the lock ready to come up but waiting for another which was filling with water at the tap. As we waited the heavens opened and they eventually put their hose away and got in the lock so we could all get on with it. After another pretty cruise we reached the swing bridge at Appley Bridge. We crossed the border into Lancashire by these pretty cottages.
We remembered the Appley lock as being deep and nasty, and indeed it was, involving a narrow bridge with a deep drop for the locker to negotiate. A CRT boat was moored on the lock moorings and a workman sat in his car reading the paper ignoring us completely. Still, the locker took a brave pill and got successfully across and back again.
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| Looking back at the nasty Appley lock. |
We need to clean and wax the boat and hope that the rain will hold off enough tomorrow so we can get it done. On Friday we go to Rufford and our winter mooring. Jo's train home is booked for Saturday and she'll be back with the car on Sunday. We've taken a hint from the weather; our summer is over early this year.
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