Densie at home in the marinaThe time has finally come, our trip is over. Our longest and furthest trip ever on the canals.
We left our countryside moorings early at 8:10 as there was no point in hanging around and we needed to leave plenty of time for packing and shopping for our first day back home. Densie cruised into the marina at 10:50 after a trip of 7 miles. We moored at our pontoon after a quick pump-out.
Clearing and cleaning the boat took another 1.5 hours and after lunch on board we stopped by at the local Waitrose to buy some food to last us until we did our major shopping over the weekend. And then back to the house which fortunately was still there although the wisteria was clearly trying to hide it.
Some basic statistics.....
We have been away for 78 days covering 391 miles, 333 locks, and 47 lift/swing bridges. Our time on the move amounted to 254 hours. We didn't measure the inches of rain!
Finally we should award some Oscars.....
Favourite moorings: Summit of the Leeds & Liverpool near Nuttleber Dyke
Runner Up: Bugsworth Basin
Favourite Canal: They were all wonderful in their own way!!!
Favourite City: Manchester
Favourite town/village: Hebdon Bridge
Runner Up: Skipton
Favourite restaurant: Red'n'Hot Szechuan restaurant in Manchester Chinatown
BW personality of the trip: Rob, the Tuell Lane lock keeper
and special thanks to Claymore Navigation for providing us with electricity and a mooring when our domestic power failed.
This is the final blog entry until our next trip later in the year. Thanks for viewing!!
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