Coming from Harecastle Tunnel towards Middlewich you pass along a stretch of Trent and Mersey Canal known affectionately (!) as Heartbreak Hill. This is because of the many locks situated in ones and twos every half mile or so - just far enough apart to get back on to the boat between, but not far enough apart to make and drink a cup of coffee!!

Most of the locks are in pairs - so that more boats can negotiate the hill at once.

However, in some places the second lock has been abandoned - creating a wonderful bottleneck when two boats are ascending or descending the locks together!!

Just a nice boat