Day 8 Ellesmere to Eccleston- 66 miles

The weather forecast promised doom and gloom so after breakfast I set out as quickly as possible for Eccleston in Lancashire which is situated between Liverpool and Blackpool. I made good time mainly to a strengthening southerly wind and reached Warrington by early afternoon just in time to see the swing bridge allow a large boat to come up the Manchester shipping canal . We all had to wait for this to finish and then the road opened again and off I went ever northward. Having negotiated the city traffic I headed of into suburbia and eventually the countryside and arrived early without all the promised rain. A real answer to prayer. I then relaxed over coffee and chocolate digestives and reflected on the day . How often our fear are just dreams that never materialise!