Lived on-board Hadar

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Bugsworth Basins to Royal Oak Swingbridge.

20.07 miles, 2 swing & 2 lift bridges, 8hrs 25mins.

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Royal Oak Swingbridge

A cool start, but blue skies and no wind and lots of lovely warn sunshine soon brought the temperature up.

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Carr swingbridge.

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blue skies and dramatic views.

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Across the valley to New Mills.

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Swizzles factory at New Mills.

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Beware low flying cars!

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Wood End lift bridge.

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Turflea lift bridge, apparently as there is no STOP sign one doesn’t have to stop at this bridge!

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Approaching Marple junction.

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Squeezing through where the old stop lock used to be.

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North Cheshire Cruising Club in the High Lane arm.

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Highland cattle a fair way from home.

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Canalside Community Radio station in the Clarence Mill, Bollington.

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Some serious stonework in Macclesfield.

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Last view of the Pennines after leaving Macclesfield.

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Broadhurst swingbridge is not fixed open to the canal, with this notice attached, this is the one that Jo hurt her back on trying to open and close it.

Keith.

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