Cruising Log for NB Be‐Bop — 2024.

LATEST: Leaving on the 3^rd June or thereabouts.

Engine change after 11 517 hours faithful service. Upgrade to LFP batteries & associated control systems.¹ Mooring: £376 per month, electricity £0.20.

[Arrived: 29th September 2014. Waterway: Online marina]

Just made my escape from the marina — not before time.

South of here are the Sterling Centre shops: take‐away food, post office, co‐op, pharmacy, etc.

[Waterway: Coventry Canal]

A few yards further on from yesterday.

Hanging around, waiting for a parcel.²

Here till early next week, or until I run out of water, whichever is first.

There's a heat alert for 3‐days starting on the 24^th June — so I'm in a shady spot, waiting for that to end before moving on.²

Dodgy 4G only here.³

[Waterway: Trent & Mersey — Main Line]

Weather much cooler today.

4G now good.³ On Tuppenhurst Lane are local shops (Collect+⁴) & take‐away food.

Here till after the weekend.

5G now back.³ Morrisons, Tesco, Aldi, Screwfix & Toolstation — all within easy reach.

Stopped here due to rain.

No phone reception; moving on.

Filled up with water; need to check the other tanks.

Fuel (£0.98) and pumpout (£25) from Great Haywood Marina.

Dodged a shower by stopping here.

Turned around above Sandon Lock — unblocked the WHB drain — turned around again, finishing the day here.

Here till early next week; weather warming up, need to find some shade.

In the shade.

Scrapping 200kg of old batteries at F. Watson & Sons.

Short of the Visitor Moorings. The new waste facility is two general waste bins — no recycling.

I recommend the Crown of India & Dragon Palace, both serve excellent food.

In for blacking, starting tomorrow, for 4‐days.

5G here in the middle of town.³

In the Upper Drydock, for 4‐days of scraping, linishing & blacking.

Back in the water Friday.

[Waterway: Out the water]

Freshly blacked; thanks to Brett & the team.

Here for exactly 5‐days.

[Waterway: Trent & Mersey — Main Line]

JIT movement.

Here for a while; things on order.

Intermittent 5G³ here & noise from the trains. Nearby: Pub food (Plume of Feathers), two general stores, post office, collect+, chemist, butcher, etc.

Shopping at Aldi.

A poor choice of location; I failed to observe the First suitable mooring rule.

The museum has an event this weekend, so I might move on if I get mobbed.

New water, but only barely.

[Waterway: Caldon Canal]

First days on (partial) solar power.

Nice takeaway from the Cinnamon Tree — a walk up the hill.

[Waterway: Trent & Mersey — Main Line]

Better for the solar just here.

Yellow warning for rain.

Fuel (£1.10) from Longport Wharf.

Probably through the tunnel tomorrow.

Fabuluous (tasty, good value) Chinese takeaway from Yummy in Tunstall.

Lidl/Tesco shopping.

Moved down a smidgen.

Now waiting for an InPost parcel.

A satisfying pumpout (DIY £20), water, recycling.

Down one lock.

Rain forecast.

Above the locks.

Here till tomorrow.

Opposite Marstons' Broughton Arms; well cooked pub food.

Very nice take‐away from the Jade Garden, a few minutes walk away.

Yellow warning for rain.

Moving on tomorrow.

Here for the weekend — probably.

Waiting for a parcel.

Enjoyed a takeaway from Shampaan; in‐person service a little slow — best to order online.

Noisy; the A533 is feet away.

Moved along a bit; still noisy.

A Morrisons Daily⁴ is yards away.

Diesel (£1.09) from Kings Lock, Middlewich Wharf (£1.08) had sold out.

I can stay 14‐days, the sign has gone (to the tune of I Can See Clearly Now).

Just above the lock.

Very nice steak at the The Big Lock; other local businesses worthy of support: Super Discount Store, Balti Spice, Middlewich DIY Centre, Paragon Take‐away.

New water for sure.

Here for 2‐days.

Moved on a lttle early to dodge Storm Bert.

Here for the weekend.

Moved off in the sunshine, then came the rain.

Here for 2‐days.

Came here to turn around — Anderton Winding Hole has an underwater obstruction.

5G³ here — a surprise!

Here for maintenance & for Xmas.¹ Mooring: £331 per month, electricity £0.25.

MoT from 2 Machs Motorcycles.

[Waterway: Online marina]