We were joined again this morning by Mum and Alastair. Mum’s family originally came from the Saddleworth area and she’d spent a lot of time round here as a child so it was going to be interesting for her to see a different view of the countryside.
These ducklings were very cute
However the first order of business was to photograph these very cute ducklings who were having a dustbath with Mum, while Dad had a stand off with 2 Canada geese.
Once we finally got going, the countryside was indeed very pretty and we also passed beside some beautiful back gardens which is always a joy.
The canal went under Saddleworth High Street and straight into a lock at the end with the most unusual lock beam mechanism we’d seen so far,
The light at the end of Saddleworth High Street Tunnel – old and new tunnel linings
Stephanie winding the lock beam closed. It was very stiff and we hope the CRT will grease it before we come back!
After stopping by the museum car park for lunch, we set off to do the final flight of locks up to the east end of the tunnel. The houses fell away and the view got wider.
And finally we were there…
Mum and the boat at the tunnel entrance
Distance
17 locks 3.5 miles to the tunnel entrance.
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