A Full Moon And The Beginning Of Canals

We left Dunham Massey on Saturday morning. The previous evening we watched the full moon rise (sorry for the colour of the photo)

Full Moon 

Reflection in the canal

A Lovely Misty Morning

We cruised up to Sale to do a provisions stock up, Sale is a nice little town with plenty of shops but we were only after provisions and were spoilt for choice as there is a Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi all within 200 yards of each other.
So with a little bit from Tesco and a bigger bit from Aldi we made our way back to Tacet. We moved on up to the Moorings by the Trafford Centre.
This is a huge shopping complex and as luck would have it poor old Sharon’s feet we hurting her so she didn't want to walk around it. I had a quick look around the Barton Square then made my way back. We stayed here for the night.

Sunday we left the Trafford Centre and a really lovely cruise towards Wolsley as we wanted to have a look around this very historic place. This is the place where the first canal in England was conceived and as such the beginning of the canal system as we know it today.

It was built by the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater in 1761 to transport coal from Worsley to Manchester. The coal was dug out from shafts that totalled 46 miles long when the mine closed.

Read The sigh Its A Shame it's A Bit Overgrown

Tacet At Worsley

We spent the night there and had a very pleasant walk around the centre of worsley. It’s a very nice place and well worth stopping for a look round.

Packet House

Today we set off on a very short cruise to Boothstown, we are moored outside a pub and will be frequenting it this evening for a drink or 3 and a meal.

Time Travelled Saturday 4.5 Hrs Distance 8 Miles

Time Travelled Sunday 1.5 Hrs Distance 3 Miles 

Time travelled Monday 1 Hr 1.5 Miles

Total Distance Travelled is 398. Miles 

75 Locks (Broad) 197 single locks and 17 tunnel's, 1 Massive Lock

Total Tunnel length 9097 yards   
Total Time 235 hours  

AND WE OUR LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT