Audlem and back

We've just spent a couple of days in Audlem and the verdict is....... It was OK. If you're not continuing through then you have to stop at the bottom of the lock flight which means you can't get access to the services. It also leaves you with a bit of a muddy walk into the village but it's no big deal. However, the paved, ringed moorings at Nantwich are much better so we decided that we will leave Lottie here when we go away on Friday night. Plus I think this is easier for Charlotte to find as she picks us up on Friday.
Audlem has two good, food serving pubs plus a Co-Op so it's fine for a short stay. We were looking forward to visiting the well known canalside pub the Shroppie Fly but, sadly, it has fallen on hard times and was shut.
We gave Lottie a three course meal of water, diesel and coal today at Overwater Marina on the way back today so she's good for around three weeks. We also helped an inexperienced couple descend the locks at Hack Green, then set them for a boat coming up, then went down them ourselves - almost like doing six locks actually but very enjoyable as the promised rain failed to last more than a few minutes in the morning.
Finally, we did a circular three miles around Audlem yesterday - here are the pics