Macc wanted to go out a little before 6.30 this morning. It was forecast to become windy today (and even more so tomorrow) but at that time it was really calm — so I suggested we go and turn around while the going was good. So while Adrian got Macc his breakfast, I untied and slipped away from our mooring at 6.45, creeping past the other moored boats on electric, and with a nice view of White Nancy up on the hill beside us.
The winding hole at Bollington Wharf is a bit tight, so I was pleased to be using in without it being too windy and with no traffic about. I was a bit shocked to see the diesel price there though, £1.24 basic. We returned to our spot, moored up again, and had showers and breakfast.
We set off again at about 8.45 heading for Higher Poynton. We wanted to top up the water tank, but could see the Mary Sunley trip boat on the water point. It turned out they were just leaving (but would return a bit later — they were sterilising and flushing their water tank before the start of the season) so we could take their place.
It was another tap with pressure so good it made the end of the hose fly out of the filler. This hose has one of those nozzles on it, so you can’t push it very far in; maybe we need some sort of wedge to keep it in place. With the water done, we went to moor on the Braidbar mooring. Just alongside, CRT staff were working on the rubbish point. We assumed they were putting doors on it, as it’s open to all and seems to be prone to fly tipping. But the last thing they did at the end of their working day was to put a sign up saying it’s now closed.
Bosley to Marple is more than 16 miles, or nearly seven hours cruising, which seems like a long way between rubbish points. The move has not gone down well round here. While paying a quick visit to Braidbar, I noticed the diesel price at Bailey’s Trading Post: £1.42 basic — which makes Bollington Wharf look cheap. I guess both have had recent deliveries at increased prices.
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