7am start (!!!) - through one lock and in to the queue for the tunnel - this was plotted the evening before, as the tunnel opens at 8am and you need to be in the line so the tunnel keeper can count you and tell the other end how many he has, the one with the longest queue gets to send his boats through first. As it turned out only 4 boats were there for our journey south and tree waiting for us to emerge 35 minutes later at the other end.
Whistler leaving Harecastle
a 'challenged' ChallengerAfter that it was on down through Longport, Middleport and Etruria. This is Stoke on Trent country, and the potteries so there is plenty of Industrial Heritage to see. Bottle Kilns and potteries old and derelict, as well as new and in use.
A lot of work is going on in the Canal area and the whole area has improved tremendously over the years.
Finally through the last lock and past the Wedgewood Factory to moor at Barlaston.
Bottlekilns
Waste China
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