King Charles Tower Gardens

Will has been working hard preparing for the next part of our adventure. We plan to travel along the Manchester Ship Canal from Ellesmere Port to the River Weaver. It's a big shipping channel and all boats need a certificate of seaworthiness when they book passage. He'd been struggling to get hold of an inspector so until he found one we decided to stay in Chester. There were a few more single locks and a triple staircase lock before a straight run to the port. With no rush to get going, we descended the single locks and moored at King Charles Tower Gardens; a sloping pocket park between the canal and the city wall.

We took advantage of its proximity to Chester's charity shops and Abakhan; an Aladin's Cave of haberdashery. Leo took advantage of the wooden bench where people often sat for lunch or a snack. Thank goodness he's not big enough to reach most food!Read more