Thursday 23 May
A warm sunny day from start to finish.
We had a leisurely start as we wanted to visit the
Lion Salt Works and it doesn’t open until 10.30. We thoroughly enjoyed the time
we spent there – it is very well worth a visit, explaining the process of
producing salt from the brine stream flowing under the ground in this area.
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| Lion Salt Works |
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| A 'flash' or lake caused by subsidence after brine extraction. |
After lunch we continued on our way to the Anderton
lift. We moored alongside Celtic Kiwi which was the boat we had been moored behind at the
salt works. We were booked on the 4.30 passage, but when Celtic Kiwi moved
forward on to the lift mooring ready for their 3.45 passage, they discovered that
there would be a space on the same passage for us, so Steve went and changed
our booking. (2 narrowboats will fit into the caisson for each passage.)
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| The Anderton Lift |
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| Going into the lift. |
So by 4.00 we were on our way down to the River
Weaver. (If you want full details of how the lift works, please consult their
website.)
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| Going down. |
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| The other caisson going up as we're going down, showing the hydraulic ram. |
We turned right and went as far as this side of
Saltersford lock, so now we’ve seen it from both sides even if we’ve not been
through it!
We moored up at 5.00 at a lovely open site on the
river and enjoyed a walk along a little more of the Weaver Way before settling
down for the evening.
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| The peace of the River Weaver. |
Locks 0 Miles 5.25
Total Locks 144 Total
Miles 222.75
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