A gloriously sunny day … but ...

Ran out of internet access time on Thursday whilst trying to publish this post but now we’re up and running again …

 Late(ish) start this morning - had a lie-in after the exhausting day yesterday - 10:30 and we’re ready ….

… for Scout Tunnel just 205 yards long and most of it hewn out of the rock - fantastic!  I suppose Standedge  Tunnel will be like this but a tad longer!

Scout Tunnel date stone - 1875

Whitehead’s Lock the first of just 3 today

Looking towards Mossley Brow from Egmont Street Bridge (92) ...

… which is very low on the southern portal

From Wharf Cottage Lock (13) - I think that’s St John’s Church at Quickwood up there on the hill

There are some rather nice local mellow stone build houses by the lock trying to emulate the much older terraces.  I wonder how long it will take for that stone to ‘weather'

 Woodend Lock last one today (a very short day indeed) where we meet the only other boat we saw moving that day

Looking back at the old mill building at the lock side.  It appears to now to be a multi-purpose building - small industry, tearooms, apartments, etc.

We took Sue and Ken’s advice nb Cleddau and moored up below Roaches Lock (15) and went for a walk in the sunshine.

 Bridge over the River Tame which has run alongside the canal for a few days now

A very small sign on the offside of Roachers Lock - far too small for anyone to read unless they were in a boat with a full lock!

Our first ducklings this year

 Rock n Roll!!

Some lovely walks ...

… round here

















A thirsty Molly drinking from the river

… and the weather station - 35.2 degrees on the roof.

It was a fantastic day on Thursday, good cruising in the sunshine, no real problems … and here comes the ‘but’ … there are two pubs here - one welcomes dogs but doesn't do food (Tolmache Arms) and the other doesn’t do dogs but does food (Roachers Lock) so we ate at home!

A good day!