Plank
Lane – you can just see the Winter Hill TV mast lit in red.
One
of the most helpful facilities BW offer via Waterscape is their
Stoppage Alerts. Most do not affect us – however, on this occasion,
the information about the breaches and erosion at Dutton and Croxton
on the northern Trent and Mersey were directly relevant as this was
to be our way back to Audelm.
Alas,
the information available gave us the news that a Plan B was
needed.
See
this link for the Dutton breach:
And
so we cruised the Leigh Branch of the Bridgewater Canal heading for
an early finish at Castlefield.
Worsely
Dry Docks
Typical
of the Bridgewater – cranes for the stop planks
Having
made good cruising time, we turned the bend to see this!
Barton
Swing Aqueduct – swung shut!
A
call to the Canal Office gave us a 4pm expected opening – as it was
then 12.30, we had time for lunch and to get the log book and blog up to date.
Barton Aqueduct Info:
The
cruise across the Aqueduct is always exciting and this time we turned
east towards Manchester and a section of the canal system we haven't
been through since on our first boat in 1993! We enjoyed the late
afternoon cruise through the changing fortunes and industries of Sale
and so into Castlefield itself.
Manchester,
here we come
See
nb Albert's Blog of the same route:
The
most famous football ground in the universe.
Pamona
Lock, down to the River Irwell and the Manchester Ship Canal. One
day?
I was told by one of the trip boat skippers that it costs £40 to lock down?
The
beauty of Victorian ironwork
Approaching
Castlefield
See next blog for our Staffordshire Arm weekend mooring.
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