It was almost 1030 when we set off and again a lovely day without a breath of wind. There was even a cricket match taking place, but they looked a bit short of fielders.
We passed a couple of fields containing a crop that was in flower. the flowers being yellow and the plants between 2’6” and 3’0” tall. It seemed a bit late in the year for so much flower.
We haven’t taken water for a couple of days so stopped just before Christleton Lock to fill up, no sooner had we tied up than a hire boat arrived behind us and then a third boat wanting water. Once full we left them to it and made our way down through the lock Looking forward towards the next lock I saw an Airbus Beluga pass over in the distance, I could also see a boat coming up the next lock so we left the gate for them, it didn’t help much because as I looked back as I entered the next lock, the lock was being turned as they made their way up the pound towards it. By now there was another boat waiting to come up, so off we went down and away. Just before Chemistry Lock there is a fine water 
tower which I guess is still used. This is looking back at it from the lock. Looking forward the terraced houses on the off side of the canal seem to fall away with the land.
On the Offside between Hoole lane Lock and Chemistry Lock there are a row of cottages, but I do wonder what they were originally, a school, chapel, hospital?
Leaving this behind we pushed on down into the city passing some giant rudder stocks and tillers set it the gardens of some flats. I couldn’t see if they had blades or not.
We stopped at the 48 hour moorings just before Cow Lane Bridge, there are several boats moored here but non through the bridge by the gardens and City wall.
Once moored we did a quick visit to Tesco before walking half way round the City on the wall and then back through the centre.
Today’s Journey 
4¼ miles, 5 Locks in 2¾ hours
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