28th June additional note:

Apologies to this who, having become addicted to the blog, have been suffering withdrawal symptoms.  Internet connections have been really bad and I have had to force myself into a bar and to buy a pint in order to catch up.

24th June became the day for leaving.  The UK voted to leave Europe and we have left the detritus of Blackburn far behind us.

There was some heavy rain in the morning and Peter decided this would be an opportune time to replace the water pump.  Peace now reigns.   Burnley was so very pleasantly different.

We went up several locks with Aussies Alison and Trevor. The lock gates very heavy and some had horizontal handles that we had to walk around on one or two occasions. Romy and Alison struggled with two of them on one gate.