Having left you with promises of a better canal after the climb out of Manchester, I have to say that the Rochdale has delivered as we reach the summit and start descending.
The hills overlooking the summit 
The Rock Nook spinning mill, Littleborough 
built in the 1840s, derelict for many years and destroyed by fire in 2015 
The Summit Pub 
The summit pound 
The summit pound 
Bottomley Road Lock 
Moored up at Walsden 
Moored up for the night at Walsden 
The training to ignore rabbits is coming on well.
This stretch of canal, despite the difficult locks and shallow parts, is one of the most beautiful that I have visited. Not only has the s scenery been amazing, as you can see from the photos, I have also enjoyed some excellent company. I have shared locks, and pubs, with two different boats and their occupants, making it the most social canal I have visited. Next I move on to Sowerby Bridge and will have to make up my mind where ~I am going next. The Rochdale Canal is currently closed behind me (part of one of the locks is broken). The Leeds and Liverpool is open again but travelling it will have to be at breakneck speed. The Huddersfield Narrow has a long, narrow, low tunnel and I need to check and see if the boat will fit through!
Hi Paul We met you in Liverpool on NB Thomas Henry we’re now on Narrowboat Fiddlesticks moored behind the CRT boat at Hack Green ☢️ Diane said she’s sure you walked past when we were moored next to bridge 85 she didn’t recognise you at the time but she said you’ve just passed us going down the locks towards Nantwich 👍👍. Are you still blogging/vlogging NB fiddlesticks.
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PS we had 4 dogs 🐶🐕🐕🐕 Lab, Soringer & 2 border collies 👍
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