Friday
Wednesday dawned with gale force winds and freezing rain, we decided to leave early as it looked like being a rough few hours to Castlefield. After completing a three point turn in the Marina a manoeuvre I was quite proud of considering the gale that was blowing down the canal, As expected the trip to Manchester was bad we arrived about 12 noon plenty of mooring spaces and Noreen was soon off to see her dad .
Manchester Castlefield never changes still a very odd assortment of people walking by to and from work and of course all the tourists who insist on taking a photo of you and your boat we must be on thousands of family photos throughout the world (that me saying Odd who lives on a boat ) its throwing it down and shows no sign of stopping or even easing off . Still what would Manchester be without it. I fail to see what the country is complaining about having a water shortage though lets all agree its much easier to raise the price of something once you have convinced all the users that there is a shortage, just look at petrol and diesel the only people talking of shortages is the speculators none of the producers consider there to be a shortage. If you think that me starting my summer cruise would relax some of my antagonism’s I have, not a chance I can still have a good moan.
Noreen is busy visiting her Dad, Noreen managed to get there on Weds and yesterday, today we both went picking up Shirley first . As we are so close it seems silly not to. Tonight we have Lal and Chris coming round for supper , tomorrow I believe Matt and Thomas are coming for the day
Kath and John who are moored behind us are testing the sights and shops of a Manchester and waiting for the off on Monday when we are heading for Lymn which is are next stop
Thats your lot folks
Speak soon
Big AL
Wednesday dawned with gale force winds and freezing rain, we decided to leave early as it looked like being a rough few hours to Castlefield. After completing a three point turn in the Marina a manoeuvre I was quite proud of considering the gale that was blowing down the canal, As expected the trip to Manchester was bad we arrived about 12 noon plenty of mooring spaces and Noreen was soon off to see her dad .
Manchester Castlefield never changes still a very odd assortment of people walking by to and from work and of course all the tourists who insist on taking a photo of you and your boat we must be on thousands of family photos throughout the world (that me saying Odd who lives on a boat ) its throwing it down and shows no sign of stopping or even easing off . Still what would Manchester be without it. I fail to see what the country is complaining about having a water shortage though lets all agree its much easier to raise the price of something once you have convinced all the users that there is a shortage, just look at petrol and diesel the only people talking of shortages is the speculators none of the producers consider there to be a shortage. If you think that me starting my summer cruise would relax some of my antagonism’s I have, not a chance I can still have a good moan.
Noreen is busy visiting her Dad, Noreen managed to get there on Weds and yesterday, today we both went picking up Shirley first . As we are so close it seems silly not to. Tonight we have Lal and Chris coming round for supper , tomorrow I believe Matt and Thomas are coming for the day
Kath and John who are moored behind us are testing the sights and shops of a Manchester and waiting for the off on Monday when we are heading for Lymn which is are next stop
Thats your lot folks
Speak soon
Big AL
A very Wet Manchester
Canal Street ???
Potato Wharf
Photos are not very inspiring but I do get a sense of history in this place of the birth of Britsh canals
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