Runcorn Rowing Club

It was a relief to pull into moorings along from Runcorn Rowing Club and spend our first few nights on the River Weaver. Getting here via the Manchester Ship Canal had taken a lot of planning, organisation and was rather stressful so it was good to be able to relax.

The river is wide at this point but levels are low and the flow hardly noticeable. We were the only boat moored against the grassy path. The only other craft we saw during our stay were the rowing boats, kayaks and the safety boat.

On the first evening Vicky spotted a couple of people from the club struggling to haul something out of the water. She asked Will to come outside and went to offer help. It turned out to be the road trailer for the safety boat that must have rolled down the concrete slope when nobody was looking. Will got handed a metal scaffolding pole and got to work levering the trailer up against the river wall while the others hauled with all their might. Little by little the trailer emerged and finally gained dry land once again. The members were very grateful. Unfortunately while all this was going on, Leo took advantage and was found round the side of one of the buildings, face thrust inside one of 7 black bin bags. It was a struggle to keep him from returning each time he stepped off Rainboat.

During a welcome day of rain Vicky enjoyed crafting a birthday card for her Dad and Will sewed himself a new cooking apron. It was a lovely place to stay apart from the noise of the M56 flyover, but we only noticed it when there wasn't any other sounds to concentrate on.Read more