Sunday, August 14, 2022

Another lazy shady day

Sunday 14th August 2022

As we were considering setting off, another boat came along and Graham agreed to lock share Dean lock with them. We caught them up just as they were entering the lock. There were a couple of boats moored in the adjacent old lock entrance who had blocked off the lock access bridge to keep their dogs in so they worked the offside gates and paddles for us.


 

Shortly after the lock, we found a lovely wooded shady area at Gathurst so we stopped and tied up for the day, that was one hours cruising from Appley Bridge. We may move on to Crooke later as Graham fancies a meal out tonight at the Crooke Hall Inn. Fingers crossed that our peaceful shady mooring isn’t disturbed by the Ultra loud party boat again like last evening.


 

So many walkers and cyclists passed us and all were friendly, we engaged quite a few of them in conversations about what the world, summer and canal life in general has to offer. Folk are so much more sociable up here in Lancashire than down South.


 

We were also entertained by the local wildlife which included a wandering mink which caused all the woodland birds (inc. Blackcap and Nuthatch) to raise the alarm, a Woodpecker that was attacking a tree opposite and a Buzzard that was quartering the woods. We even had a Lancaster bomber fly over so we assumed a local air show was on (Blackpool as it turned out) 


 

By about 5pm we decided it was time to continue on to Crooke and moor for the night so another 30 mins running time had up moored just downstream of Crooke Hall bridge. As we approached our new mooring a Deer came to canalside to watch us pass. I’ve never seen one that hasn’t been timid before. We then went for an excellent Sunday roast at the pub.

G&B

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