The next day, similar time, you can’t see your hand in front of your face!! The day progressed well & the fog burnt off by mid-morning to reveal the stunning views at Clayton le Moors over the Calder & Ribble valleys.
The moon has been up just over the M65 and the moors.
From this mooring we could see the Martholme viaduct, which we walked to. The line has been disused since 1957 and is now a conservation area.
We met Donkey Quixote on one of our strolls as the footpath went through the stable & field.
When we were moored near Adlington we walked down to look at the young River Douglas ford. The sunlight through the mist and the trees was beautiful.
Heather has had a career change and is now a part-time postie, which means she can drop the kids at breakfast club & pick them up from school. We stayed in the Chorley area until she was settled into her new job to help out with the school run. The grandchildren love their new school.
Our old friend ‘Ribble’ a restored Liverpool short boat came past us when we had our Jubilee Fibres shop open. 5 years ago we rescued Ribble by pulling her, when stuck on the silt in a bridge hole.
Sadly we had our bird feeder and bonsai oak stolen. John heard the culprits, but by the time he got out of bed they’d ridden off on their electric scooters. The day before though we had a gorgeous nuthatch on the feeder.
The evening light at this time of the year is wonderful, and we saw some amazing reflections at Chorley.
We had a rather longer than planned fuel stop at PB Marine, Heath Charnock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. When John went in to pay, he saw the owners impressive collection of beautifully restored vintage motorbikes, so he called me, and we chatted to the chap for ages.
Samantha, Paul and Blue came to stay for a few days and luckily it was ice cream weather. So a short stroll down the towpath to Frederick's ice cream parlour was in order. On the way Samantha got to see her first kingfisher.
