Week 15 - A Night at the Museum

I love Chester! The Roman history, the wall, medieval buildings,the shopping at my doorstep. It all comes together in a neat little bundle called the city of Chester. The canal runs below the North Wall. We have been here most of the week & are slowly digesting this delightful city. We walked the fortress walls before our adventures were curtailed by a pulled muscle in my back. Most mornings I start the day with meditation & yoga stretches. I have a space 1.5 square mtrs to stretch my mat out & avoid the breakfast bar. The boat moved, I rebalanced, overstretched & fell in a heap. All done gracefully of course. More sightseeing will have to wait until I can walk without audible sounds of agony.
We broke up our week & charged our batteries by travelling to the end of the line to Ellesmere Port where we meet the Mersey &

Manchester Ship Canal. The canal finishes at the National Waterways Musuem of which you can moor in overnight. All locked up in a museum with the ghosts of a bygone era. How peaceful now, but the photos in the museum show a bustling port full of activity. A tough life. One of those ghosts was my 2x great grandfather who was here onboard a dredger on the census night of 5th April 1891.

Sights/Activities
National Waterways Museum

NB Spotting
Tin Slug

Total Lock Count
146