After a fantastic, hectic week at Glastonbury we embarked on a more chilled leg of our travels - pootling along the beautiful canals of Cheshire at the blistering speed of 4 mph.

There were 12 of us on board, so luckily we had mostly great weather and we could chill out on the top deck with beer and Pimms in the sun.

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sunrise on the canal - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
sunrise on the canal
opening a lock gate - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
opening a lock gate
The Mute Swan in a lock - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
The Mute Swan in a lock
chillin' on the roof - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
chillin' on the roof
stopping for a cheeky pint - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
stopping for a cheeky pint
Claire and Pete at the helm - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
Claire and Pete at the helm
The first of many bottles of champers - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
The first of many bottles of champers
Team ESRI - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
Team ESRI
Canal boat at dawn - Life in the slow lane photo gallery
Canal boat at dawn