The Anderton Lift

We were hoping to go down the lift onto the River Weaver but two things were against us. One, there was a boat festival going on which meant mooring near the lift was impossible and two, the weather forcast was for gale force winds with possible branches or even worse, tree's down. Instead we found sheltered moorings about 1/4 mile away and gate crashed the festival instead.
The next day we stayed put as the predicted forecast was right for a change. I attempted to fish but with branches crashing down all around me I gave it up as a bad idea.