Getting through the lock...

...at Ellesmere Port boat museum. Bright colours, music, happy tourists, coffee, cakes and passionate boat people. This chap's tee shirt reads "Sell my Narrow Boat? I'd rather stick wasps up my a*se. 
Today was the first of a 4 day gathering of narrow boats. A steady flow of boats throughout the day and more expected. I might pop back on Sunday.