When we left our moorings at Barlaston the weather was surprisingly cloudy, cool and breezy. Fortunately in an hour or so the sun had emerged and temperatures rose.
We cruised north through Stoke on Trent reaching Westport Lake where we often moor. Since it was only lunchtime we decided to eat on the move and travel onwards to the 1.75 mile Harecastle Tunnel where we had a half hour wait before we were allowed in - there is no room for boats to pass. It took us a reasonable 40 minutes to reach the other end at Kidsgrove. Here we turned off the Trent & Mersey Canal onto the Macclesfield Canal, the main objective of our journey. We have moored about half a mile from Tesco which will provide the only opportunity to shop for a couple of days.
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| In Stoke Botttom Lock |
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| Moored on the Macclesfield Canal near Kidsgrove |
Totals - 6 locks, 12.4 miles
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