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Wandering Around Wigan

Hanging around Wigan and Leigh as the route to Leeds is closed.

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Caught In A Trap

A return to Leigh, rising heat and proof, once again, that no plan survives contact with reality.

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The Bridgewater Proper

Seven days on the Bridgewater via Lymm, Stretford & Worsley and under attack en route to Leigh.

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Run Down To Runcorn

An educational visit, passing the boat lift, a walk on the Weaver and a quick peek at Runcorn.

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Heading Up Heartbreak Hill

Return to the boat, leaving the Midlands, teething troubles and moving up for another Bank Holiday weekend in Middlewich

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Pottering Up To The Potteries

A slow cruise through Staffordshire, starting with a morning of mayhem. Various visits and a last run into Stoke-On-Trent.

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May Day To The Coronation

Bank Holidays begin, a bad day by Fazeley Junction, HS2 ruins the view and the landscape, a damp Coronation cruise

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Spring At Last?

The start of our cruising for 2023. Mainly familiar territory we have covered often before.

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Keadby to Selby

Up the Trent to Goole via Keadby. A unique bridge, a full service, Bank Holiday shenanigans, the truth about Selby

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A Toe In The Chesterfield

A challenging entry for a short excursion on a lovely, peaceful canal but with an unwelcome interruption.

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