Leeds 2016

Saturday Sale

Today saw us heading through Manchester and it’s suburbs. Passing over the Manchester Ship Canal was a highlight – the aqueduct over the top is designed to open so the really large ships can pass beneath, but I’m not sure that it opens all that often anymore

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Hand powered crane for lifting the drop-boards to shut off the water to the bridge section
Hand powered crane for lifting the drop-boards to shut off the water to the bridge section

We also passed the Kellog’s factory – which outputs over 1 million packets of rice krispies, Cornflakes and Coco Pops every day!

After Manchester we went past Sale, and being a Saturday the rowing club was in full swing, with rowers out everywhere. Fortunately they were very considerate and got out of our way – I guess it was in their interests more than ours!

Oliver photo-bombed Sarah's photo of the rowers
Oliver photo-bombed Sarah’s photo of the rowers

After that we were once again back in the countryside, taking in the sights.

The largest boat fender we've ever seen on the canal systems!
The largest boat fender we’ve ever seen on the canal systems!

We moored up for the night at the start of the Trent and Mersey canal, which meant having to get through our first lock of the day – for a grand total rise in water level of 3 inches.