Armitage to Huddlesford
Saturday 18th September 2010 Day 8 Weather – dry, breezy with sunny intervals Short one today – managed to get a good brisk walk in this morning but had a call at 7.10am while I was out
Stone to Armitage
Friday 17th September 2010 Weather blustery but sunny spells – in fact not bad at all! First job this morning after sending the boys off having expressed their thanks to Karen and her team at Canal Cruising was to get them to have a look at my Rudder/Tiller connections! Learned something
Wheelock to Etruria (Stoke)
Wednesday 16th September 2010 Weather Mixed – Very Mixed! Sun, Rain, Torrential Rain and close to Monsoon. Apart from the fact that the last time I moored in Wheelock I got mowed down by a car in the car park so walked about gingerly – everyone, freshly showered in the better than average BW […]
Rudheath to Wheelock
Tuesday 14th September 2010 Weather – mixed, few showers The target today was to get part way up Heartbreak Hill the other side of Wheelock, meaning a
Preston Brook to Broken Cross, Northwich
Monday 13th September 2010 Weather – mixed, few showers. The guys weren’t too happy about the mooring overnight cos it is very close to the M56
Lymm to Preston Brook
Sunday 12th September 2010 Again managed to get up at 6.30 and off for nearly an hour brisk walk – part tow path and part bits of Lymm I had never seen before.
Manchester to Lymm
Saturday 11th September 2010 Up early and a 2 mile brisk walk up the Rochdale Nine ( and yes, they were all full and overflowing for those of you familiar)
To Castlefield
Friday 10th September 2010 Up easily – usual couple of miles brisk walk at seven – found a paper shop too! Target Plank Lane Swing Bridge when it opens at 8.30am
Now an Algae problem for the L&L
There is more bad news for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The shortage of water is leading to a new problem – the lack of boat movement is allowing blue green algae to spread fast on some parts of the canal.
Leeds and Liverpool East update
Following a chat with Debbie Lumb,North West Waterways Manager on Friday she was hopeful of improvements on the eastern side of the summit during the next week as