Boating 2016

Here are the dates and the crew I think we'll have. Nick probably won't do the whole thing and is tending towards something like Wigan-to-Wigan (maximises break from work against weekend disruption, maximises travelling with different people) but is not certain yet.

The trip is here (right click and open in a new tab)

http://canalplan.org.uk/journey/6196_cp

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Tarleton is in the route both ways just so everyone gets the chance to do it but timings are quite slack in both directions (But more so on the return trip) so we have time to do detours like Chester, Manchester, The Bhurpore, The Weaver.....

The Overnights in bold are the ones we have to do - the others are where the planner thinks we are going to stop.

We have space for 5 on board if one person chooses to sleep on the floor (people usually take it in turns)

Date	Overnight Location	Crew
Saturday 17 September 2016	Bremilows Bridge No 100	Steve, [Nick], Neil, David
Sunday 18 September 2016	Marston Bridge No 193	Steve, [Nick], Neil, David
Monday 19 September 2016	Broadheath Bridge No 30.	Steve, [Nick], Neil, David
Tuesday 20 September 2016	Pagefield Lock Footbridge	Steve, Nick, Neil, David
Wednesday 21 September 2016	Tarleton Boat Yard. (Turn here tonight or tomorrow morning)	Steve, Nick, Neil, David
Thursday 22 September 2016	Lydiate Winding Hole	Steve, Nick, Neil, David
Friday 23 September 2016	Liverpool Docks ( Salthouse Dock )	Steve, Nick, Neil, David
Saturday 24 September 2016	Liverpool Docks ( Salthouse Dock ) (Here all Day)	Steve, Nick, Neil, David, Mike, Colin
Sunday 25 September 2016 [Early departure from the docks]	Downholland Cross Bridge No 20A.	Steve, Nick, Mike, Colin
Monday 26 September 2016	Town End Narrows	Steve, Nick, Mike, Colin
Tuesday 27 September 2016	Gathurst Railway Bridge	Steve, Nick, Mike, Colin
Wednesday 28 September 2016	Intu Trafford Centre Visitor Moorings	Steve, [Nick], Mike, Colin
Thursday 29 September 2016	Lodge Lane Bridge No 213	Steve, [Nick], Mike, Colin
Friday 30 September 2016	Clive Green Bridge No 24.	Steve, [Nick], Mike, Colin
Saturday 1 October 2016	Audlem Wharf	Steve, [Nick], Mike, Colin
Sunday 2 October 2016	Market Drayton (Lunchtime)	Steve, [Nick], Mike, Colin

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Passage into the Docks will be on Friday which is why we stop at Lydiate on Thursday. We'll stay all day on Saturday and then leave the docks at 08:00 on the Sunday morning.

The planned route suggests that we'd be at Bremilows Bridge No 100 on the first night but we know that even with stopping to visit several pubs including one that was a bit of walk we can make it to The Badger (which is another 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks further on)