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Moving up The Maccy

Posted on September 3, 2019September 6, 2019 by Steph

We are now ready for moving up the Maccy.  We have been here over a week.  During this time, I have been home to Derby to celebrate our lovely Mary’s 70th and to see my lovely family, while  Paul and Tilly stayed to look after the boat.

Weekend in Derby

I travelled home on the train on Friday 23rd August and had a lovely weekend with Chan, Ross and Winnie.  An extra added bonus was that my niece Loz came to stay with Chan and Ross so we had a BBQ with dad while she was here.  It was lovely to catch up with the family – and we’ll be home again in September and will hopefully catch up with those we didn’t see this time.

Mary’s 70th birthday present was a murder mystery night on a steam train, which was really great fun.  So lovely to see the girls and we had a brilliant night, as we always do.  

Chan cooked a lovely BBQ and it was brilliant to spend some time with Pops.

Group of lady friends
The Randomers at Mary’s surprise 70th birthday surprise
4 people sat at a table having a BBQ
BBQ Time
Two girls with a beer outside a pub
Lovely weekend and extra special to see our Loz

I had such a lovely weekend but was ready to get back to Hang Loose and see Paul and Tilly.  I also picked up Paul’s new glasses, which he was very happy about.

Man in a narrowboat
Looking very handsome in his new glasses picked by Chan – hopefully he won’t fall in the canal and lose them again!

We’ve had some lovely walks

View of the countryside
Lady stood by a stile
Dog in a field
View of a field

We also went to the Maker’s Market in Congleton.  It was absolutely pouring with rain but it eased off during the day and we really enjoyed all the little stalls.  .  If you are travelling along the Macclesfield Canal then Congleton is definitely worth a visit.  While I was in Derby there was a Blues weekend on, which Paul went to and really enjoyed.

Market in Congleton

Congleton is a lovely little town with some very nice pubs.  We went to the Barley Hops Beer Cafe, which was lovely.  We had a couple of good beers and I had a fancy G&T.  This is a really good little pub and well worth a visit.

Time to move to a new Mooring

We have run out of water so really need to move today.  Otherwise we probably would have stayed even longer as it is a two week mooring and it really is so beautiful.

Apart from one torrential downpour, when I quickly ran back into the boat with Tilly, the weather was really good.  We had a lovely cruise and here’s a little video snippet.

 

We found a beautiful spot at Dane Aqueduct.  The view on the Macclesfield Canal are really breathtaking.  It’s hard to move on from every mooring as they are all so perfect.

Man steering a narrowboat in the rain

We are at the bottom of the Bosley Locks and had a walk up to the top of them.  That evening we met a lovely couple, Gary and Lou, who were moored very close to us.  It turned out that he also had a drone and that evening we walked up to the locks and took some pictures with the drones.  Gary had lights on his drone and it made for some great photos.

Canal lock lit up in the dark
tree on the macclesfield canal, lit up in the dark
The inside of a lock, lit up in the dark

It was a little nippy tonight so we lit the fire for the first time in ages.

Saloon on a narrowboat with the fire lit
Stove on a narrowboat
Man in the galley of a narrowboat

Still loving life, living the dream!  See ya later.  Climbing The Cloud tomorrow!   Well, trying to anyway!

 

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