Stroll 86 ii

 

Only saw one boat on the move all day. Quite a few were obviously occupied though, including this one just south of Chorley.

Stroll 86 Chorley to Wigan

 It might not sound the most attractive of legs of the Stroll, but this route through Lancashire on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, then into Wigan via Haigh Hall was a gem. The autumn beech trees that seemed to follow the whole route were magnificent, even Wigan town centre seemed pretty nice.

Haigh Hall Woods. Wigan

The Traveller Again

Another photo by Rowan, from her trip to Bolivia. At about 4000 metres, the flamingoes of the salt flats.

Her next stop is Colombia.

 

Fixing the Track

A lot of track improvements on the railway at the moment. No trains between Leeds and York for 10 days, which is a major disruption for many. Including me and the dog on our Stroll. Should be able to get going again next week. I took this shot as we walked back from going out to Adrian and Cathy at the weekend.

 

The Traveller

 

Meantime Rowan has moved on to Bolivia. This is taken on the salf flats at over 3,500 metres in the Andes. Looks an amazing place.

Weekend pt2

 

Sunday Paul, Emilie and I went to see Knats at the Crescent. Danielle was unwell. Knats are a young jazz band from Newcastle, who were nominated for a Mercury prize at the Mercury Awards last week. They put on a great show, really impressive and a great sell-out atmosphere. 

Weekend pt1

Saturday evening we had a meal with Adrian and Cathy and a couple of their friends. A particularly good evening. Gazpacho and Fish Stew, can't go wrong.