Day 12 Hoole /Chester- walked 9.7 kms

Woken by my other personal alarm “Lachie” at 6. He, and consequently I, had had a very disturbed sleep last night. After breakfast I did a load of washing and cleaning up. Susan had a sleep in. Lachie had sports, so they were gone until 10:30.

When the others returned, we woke up Susan and set off for the River Dee, via the coffee shop for takeaway drinks and the canal. Chester had far more people in the streets than during the week. We walked down to the boat on the river to have a river cruise, which was really informative. We saw all the local mansions and some of the very old buildings which backed onto the river.

After the cruise we walked up to a local café “The moorings” for lunch. The food took a very long time to come and by the time it did come Lachie was barely able to keep his eyes open, falling asleep while chewing on his first chicken nugget.

From here we walked up the hill through Grosvenor’s Park and onto St John’s. Susan, Tim and I went inside, while Sarah watched a sleeping Lachie, assisted by Amelia. Back up through the town and onto the canal tow path. We walked past five locks and the cute lock keeper’s homes to “Duckingham Palace” and back again.

It was quite busy on the tow path with walkers and bike riders and a few narrow boats going down the canal. It was a long walk- 9.7 kms by the time we returned home.

The day began with broken cloud and cool wind, but by 6 o’clock there was heavy cloud and a brief shower. Then we returned home Susan helped me with a few issues on my phone before dinner. After dinner, Tim and I had a chat about work then it was the dishes followed by diary. My last night here!