Saturday 15th August

No wifi here so this will probably not be posted until tomorrow / or even Monday. We left Queen's Head and cruised up to fill with water and then ascend the Frankton locks when they opened at noon. Graham quite liked the Montgomery canal but I thought it quite claustrophobic as the undergrowth was high on each side and there were no vistas to enjoy. There were very few moorings on the sections which we covered and a couple going up the locks ahead of us said that a few years ago it was much less overgrown.However, I did think that there were some good ferns! 

Maybe we will visit again if there is more to enjoy and the canal restoration has progressed further.

No problems getting up the staircase and soon we were turning right towards Hurleston Junction.

Ellesmere is usually a busy place as Tesco is just a few yards from the end of the arm. This boat sculpture shows that we have arrived. 

I wandered into town and purchased an umbrella stand which we had admired when we were here 8 days ago. It is now stored under our bed ready for the journey home!

We moored opposite the cricket ground where a match was in progress and I was fascinated with the amount of preparation which the groundsman did to the wicket - mowing, rolling, brushing, polishing (well it looked like that). He worked late into the evening so we assume that there will be a match tomorrow.