A walk in the hills

Denise looking at Manchester

We havent moved the boat today. The mooring has proved quiet and the boat has remained afloat.

We went out for a 7.5 mile walk up to reservoirs in the hills 600 feet above the canal. From the vantage point of the reservoir dam we could see Manchester 17 miles away and the hazy outline of Fiddler's Ferry power station at 30 miles. Further away we could see the vague shape of hills which could only have been in Wales.

I believe the reservoirs are used to supply water for the canal - they were very low. On our way back we passed the summit lock we will be going through on Monday. The pounds in that section were also very low - hence British Waterways limitation to 2 boats (ie one lockful) each way each day.