We were busy with locks and watching for a chandlery to buy coal, not watching the sky.
By the time we descended Church Minshull lock, it was full sun—but low in the sky because it's less than a week to November.
Photo: We are passing a traditional carrier type of narrowboat, with its 2-stroke engine. It's not a putt-putt-putt sound; it's lower and more blutt-blutt-blutt.