Do we need a ship’s cat?

Tuesday 28th June 2022

We has an un-eventful journey back up via the M6 and then cut-across via Parbold, where we found an ice-cream van parked at the viewpoint on the hill. Brenda suggested that as the van was there, getting an ice cream with sauce was traditional – right? After all, we did the same last time we passed here.

We continued on to Jannock to find a black and white cat hanging around, peering in the windows and mewing like mad. While we were bringing all our belongings aboard it decided to come in and join us as it really wanted some fuss and attention. She inspected everything before deciding that Graham’s lap, on the sofa, was better than laying on the bed.

 

Loading and un-loading sorted, we evicted the cat and went to Aldi for shopping. when we returned, via the chip shop, the cat was still there and so we ignored it as we don’t need another one. It was too clean and healthy looking to be homeless. We decided that it must come from the tatty industrial units beside the canal.

Wednesday 29th June 2022

A peaceful night was disturbed only by Brenda’s sneezing and coughing, that’ll teach us to visit the grand children before coming away. As we started to move about, guess who turned up? A certain cat was wanting to join us for breakfast. A passer by told us that the cat was frequently seen on that piece of towpath and was very friendly.

We set off and met very few boats coming the other way today. At about midday we spotted the first signs of sea – wind turbines and dock cranes beyond Haskayne. 

 

We could see rain clouds approaching so we found a quiet spot out in the countryside to stop for lunch. Perfect timing! After lunch we did a few ‘jobs’ until the rain stopped and we set off again. Graham was amazed that the farmers were still irrigating the potato crop during the rain.

Our destination for tonight was Lydiate where we found a nice overnight mooring spot and pegged in just before the heavens opened again.

G&B