Having now left the Shropshire canal we moved along the Trent and Mersey and reached Middlewich where we spent a couple of nights we then moved on to  moor in rural peace on the edge of one of the flashes (lakes) for two more nights Last night was spent near the top of the Anderton lift so this morning we went to the lift office to see about a passage down onto the river Weaver , amazingly there was a space at lunchtime so now we have descended the fifty feet down onto the River Weaver and have travelled up stream to Northwich , stocked up on food and every thing and now are moored on the river bank a few miles and two locks further up ( the locks on the river are much much larger than any thing we have been in before and are operated by resident lock keepers ) .The Anderton Boat Lift .

The Boat Lift

Back onto a river more space to move but perhaps more under water obstructions especially on the bends 

Here we are waiting to descend sat in the caisson fifty feet up in the air 

 An amazing shop in Middlewich called Temptations A maze of rooms over two floors in what was probably once  three cottages including sheds and out houses at the back.

One room on the first floor dedicated to motorcycles , cupboards full of models 

and a real racing bike in the centre.

Like many of the rooms not really sure what was actually for sale or if it was really just the owners collection