Mow Cop & beyond

Today we have done what we intended to do yesterday!
One lock and just over an hour brought us to a suitable for Geoff and Barney to do their walk up Mow Cop.
Mow Cop is associated with the primitive Methodist movement

En route we passed this boat and wondered if even the size of this sign had any effect on some boaters.........we have noticed this year that a lot of boats have trouble understanding what slow down really means and I am not necessarily referring to hire boats........

No option but to slow down at the bridges on the Macclesfield as they are narrow and  there are lots of them

Mow Cop hidden in the mist

However by the time we had moored up the weather was improving.

A steep climb

you have been warned

nearly there

but Barney can't get in

Fantastic view from the top

Placque commemorating the Primitive Methodist movement

easier going down

Can't even stop for a beer

After Geoff's exertions Barney & I went in search of the shop for the paper and milk which proved to be a little further than I had anticipated, but at least I didn't have the hill!
On again with no particular destination in mend apart from a nice open mooring.   We went through Congleton and it was a good job we had not planned to stop as all the visitor moorings were full.

Maybe we will stop on the way back

these sheep are obviously not weatherproof

the first of the turn around bridges where the towpath changes sides but the horse would not have to be unhitched,

Eventually found a suitable mooring in the open and also totally secluded.
8.51 miles, 1 lock, 3 hrs 50 min (not including the walks!)