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I will probably feature one or two more images (along with various others from the journey) in a post on my Substack page in due course.

Lol. I don't think there's one old building that sits perfectly square to any other in the town. There's been a settlement here since roman times and the church in the town, St Mary's, dates back to the 14th century and some of the timber framed buildings date back to the sixteenth century.

Moored up at Nantwich last night and had a quick mooch into town. Some wonderful old buildings.

There are quite a number of marinas dotted about (we keep ours in one), though some boats more or less stay on the move from temporary mooring to temporary mooring.

There are quite a number of variables at play here (how many crew members there are, state of lock gates -some leakier than others, some sluice paddles easier than others to operate, possible boats coming the other way, whether the lock is already your favour, whether it's a single or double...

Thanks, chaps. @Gary R. Smith looks can be deceptive, certainly on this occasion. It took us all day to get two boats down through eleven locks. All that effort and we've only travelled about a mile in that time lol.

Evening light at Audlem. (snapped with Samsung S10 phone)

An intriguing, multi-faceted image, Gianluca. The more you look, the more you see. The reflection of the road sign that presumably warns of any vehicles parked there will be towed away(?) which echoes the warning of curled 'no-parking' sign on the window. Yet there's the silhouette of a car...

Cheers, Gianluca. It's not anything special as a photo, but it gives you an idea of the challenge with a 60ft (18m) boat. In places the width of the waterway is not vastly greater than the (just under) 7ft (2m) of the boat, particularly whilst trying to take the odd snap or two😬😊

Heading along the narrows towards Market Drayton.

Thanks, Gianluca🙂

Apparently I can edit and convert raw files on my iPad. Hadn't realised this until very recently. Here's a beautiful old oak next to bridge 108 on the Staffs & Worcester Canal.

Thanks, Tony. It's the Trent & Mersey at the junction with the Staffordshire & Worcestshire.

Well spotted. Great timing, too. I like the 'frame within a frame' of sorts, too.

I think @Gianluca Drago sums it up well. The only thing I can add is I like the way sunlight has highlighted the main figure's hair, lifting their silhouette from the shadows. Great shot.