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Hi

Well the trip from Skipton wasn't that bad the weather stayed off raining so we should be grateful, I really am disappointed in the state of the canal through Burnley the views over the moors and across to Pendle are magnificent if only they would clean up the canal its like moving through a council tip, why do people insist in throwing full bin bags of household rubbish in the canal along with sofa's, arm chairs, push chairs, bikes and every other kind of waist. We have traveled through some area's such as Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool but none have been as bad as Burnley, this is a great shame as the Leeds and Liverpool canal is on of the oldest and the longest in Britain and carries with it a wealth of history, history that made Britain great now it just shows it as a really run down depressing place to be, However leaving Burnley behind and onto the cleaner waters of Blackburn we picked up some passengers in the way of Rachael and Shannon then we took on even more with Juli and Bethany. Now Shannon had never been on a narrow boat before but she steered the boat like a professional well done to her she is a natural boater.

We traveled through the locks in Blackburn festooned with balloons as we were celebrating Rachael's birthday. We are now safely tucked up in the Marina at Riley green and will remain there until about Tues when we will be catching up with friends in Leigh and the surrounding area. though this will mean doing the Wigan flight again but going down is a lot easier that coming up. We will then be heading for the Manchester basin at Castlefeild again.

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Rachael & Shannon in charge

Rachael secret garden

Crossing over the Motorway