Here we are sat just below lock 83 waiting for BW guys in the morning.
This is Bendigedig & Shush in Castlefield basin off Deansgate in Manchester.
We have had quite a good week for travelling, the weather on the whole has been very good, we have covered 51 miles since last Sunday, arriving in Manchester Castlefield basin on Sat around lunch time after doing a slight diversion to Worsley for much needed fuel. The two boatyards near to Manchester that were showing on our maps have closed since the maps were printed.
Any way, the girls went shopping as soon as we arrived leaving Eric and myself to fill the boats with water and then move them onto the little arm for the night. Although almost in the middle of town it was very peaceful down there and a good nights sleep was enjoyed by all.
No rest this weekend, we had to clear the first nine locks of the Rochdale canal today, in order to meet the BW guys on Monday morning at 8.30. The next 20 locks are chained up each night to prevent vandalism and each morning they have to be unchained. The canal climbs very steeply out of Manchester, consequently it is heavily locked, so we will be quite busy for the next few days.
Thats all for this week folks, talk soon
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