Hello again to your all. Pugwash's last blog for this trip. We are back at our home moorings at Ellesmere Port. We arrived at approximately 13:30 BST Thursday September 29, day 13 of the trip.
After mooning overnight in Chester near the Old Trooper we cast off at 08:15 and headed through Chester city centre clearing the three staircase locks in good time thanks to some very slick lock wheeling by the crew which was augmented by Liz and Jeff for that section of the morning, we thank them for their help.
Leaving Chester behind us in warm sunshine and cloudless skies we headed for the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port and home. During that final three hours we had aggreed via mobile phone calls to meet our friends onboard "nb Alton" whilst en route. Alton is a fuel boat and travels around the "cut" refuelling boats with not only diesel but coal and many other supplies and services. They do a fantastic job for all the boaters. We met them about 30 minutes from the Port and took on diesel.
Once all of the "domestics" had been done on the two boats we all left to return to our respective homes.
Finally, on behalf of the trip organisers, the crew and everyone connected with this wonderful trip we thank you sincerely for all of the interest in this blog and the truly wonderful reception we have received along the way. Your feedback via various means has been an engouragement to the organisers and crew alike. That is our last big trip of the season. We hope to welcome you to our museum at sometime in the future and watch out for the next blog in the coming weeks and months. Thanks again, bye for now.
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