A Very Narrow Journey
Thursday 17th October We had been stuck at the end of the Huddersfield Broad Canal as the River Calder was in flood. Today it has gone out of the red and we headed out onto the River Calder on to the Calder & Hebble Navigation. This journey was with Rosemary and Bob – our new…
We are now on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal after cruising down Marple Locks and leaving the Peak Forest Canal. Our last blog ended with us at Roaches Lock and visiting Mossley. Our next mooring is at Uppermill. Uppermill We loved the bustling village of Uppermill, although the mooring is quite dark and shaded with all…
Marple Locks It is now the 1st of October and today we are moving along the Peak Forest Canal and will go down the Marple Locks and continue to the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. We really have loved the Peak Forest Canal. The views are spectacular and there are so many lovely walks. We could have…
We arrived at Bugsworth Basin on Thursday and we love it already We travelled along the spectacular Peak Forest Canal to moor at Bugsworth Basin and it is amazing. Bugsworth Basin is a fabulous old terminal basin system built in the 1790s. The canal line to Bugsworth was built to bring the canal as near as…
We cruise to Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal Today we left Bollington Aqueduct on the Macclesfield Canal. It has been lovely to stay there and we had a fabulous walk up to see White Nancy. Bollington is a lovely village and we enjoyed a wander around. The Macclesfield Canal is glorious with so…
Sunday 8th September Today we cruise to Bollington. We have really enjoyed our stay in Macclesfield on the visitor pontoon, but as today is lovely and sunny, we are moving on. The weather forecast for the next day or two is not good, so we will hunker down and get the fire lit. The scenery…
Wednesday 4th September We are now moving from Bosley Locks to Macclesfield. We are moving on today because of a couple of reasons. The first reason is that we are on a 48hr mooring at Dane Aqueduct and time has run out for us. The second reason is that we need to go find services…
Today we attempt to climb up The Cloud We are at our mooring below the Bosley Locks, at Dane Aqueduct and today we are climbing up The Cloud. The Cloud is a 343m hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire, a couple of miles west of the Peak District. It has a craggy appearance,…
We are now ready for moving up the Maccy. We have been here over a week. During this time, I have been home to Derby to celebrate our lovely Mary’s 70th and to see my lovely family, while Paul and Tilly stayed to look after the boat. Weekend in Derby
Tuesday 13th August We have loved Hanging Loose on the Caldon Canal but it’s time to move on. Today we are leaving the Caldon Canal, going through the Harecastle Tunnel and turning onto the Macclesfield Canal. The weather forecast is ok and we desperately need to go shopping. We are back at the beginning of the Caldon…