Just as the coronation takes place a while after the accession, likewise this blog rarely gets written the day it happens. first we said goodbye to Reginald
And picked up some sound advice about our planned route up past Braidar on the Macclesfield- don’t bother it’s already desperately short of water and closures are expected. Mind made up, it was through the tomato soup tunnel, aka Harecastle tunnel.
And instead of turning left onto the Macc, we would carry straight on, staying on the Trent and Mersey.
The added advantage would be knocking 20 locks from our route, but we would have to descend “heartbreak hill” the 31 locks between Harecastle and Middlewich.
We’re never quite sure what this stretch has done to deserve this title, because it really is a very pretty section
and there’s plenty of of opportunity to moor up over the 12 miles. Which is what we did at Lawton, just below the Red Bull bottom lock.
Firecrest was suitably adorned in its finery, complete with a knitted golden crown
And we settled down to watch the coronation
Before taking another few days enjoying the cheshire countryside
And moving on to Middlewich for King’s lock fish and chips, deceptively good.
And finally through Kings lock
