Dealing with canal bridges
One of the other hazards, if that’s the correct word, that boaters will encounter on their travels is bridges. These occur in varying forms and for the most part, the
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Vlog 200: Journey’s End
For the final leg of my 2019 autumn cruise, I continued along the Upper Peak Forest canal, south towards Whaley Bridge and Bugsworth basin. The six mile streth of canal includes two swing bridges and two lift bridges so I shamelessly took advantage of some passing hire boaters to help me through.
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Vlog 198: It Don’t Mean A Thing
My journey up the Macclesfield canal continued, leaving a lovely mooring at the top of Bosley locks and going through two swing bridges which weren’t as bad as I feared even though they are a nuisance when you’re travelling solo. Through Macclesfield itself where I stopped to nip to the shops, and then Bollington before stopping just on the north of the town.
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