Wheelock to Congleton.  Another 8am start to get up Heartbreak Hill, we had a reasonable passage with many Hire boats coming down the only problem was that they would turn the locks against you where the paired locks have been singled. This didn’t stop us reaching Hardings Wood by 1.30pm where we stopped to shop and have some lunch. At Hardings Wood we also met six boats from the NCCC returning from the Caldon canal. We joined them at Congleton tonight’s mooring by the old wharf.Picture for tonight, at Hassel Green where the Trent & Mersey canal passes under the M6.

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