Warrington to Runcorn. 14.94 miles, 423 ft of elevation, 32,891 steps
Firstly I have been chastised for saying we are in the Midlands. We are of course still firmly ‘Up North’ however for me it feels midway through so poetic licence allows me to call it the Midlands. So apologies to any Northerners I have offended….
We had a great gang today with Ged, Dickie, Catherine, and Kate, Grace and Eve all t-shirted up and on the walk. And not forgetting the dogs of course.
It was a wet start, with full wet weather gear being displayed. A number of leg options were being shown but good to see we all had a smile…..
The first mile or so was retracing our steps of yesterday to get back over the Manchester canal. This was just as well as Catherine’s irreplaceable hat had gone walkabout and we were hoping it had been dropped during a previous ‘comfort break’. Sadly it was not where we were hoping it might have been dropped – luckily however having most folks walked straight past it, it was spotted by the stragglers looking a bit sorry for itself in the gravel and having been thoroughly trodden in during the past few hours. What a relief……
The walk continued along the side of the shipping canal before shifting to the very picturesque Bridgewater canal.
As can be seen, the weather improved significantly and it was warm in the sunshine. We worried for Dickies skin. Despite him living in Bermuda I don’t think he gets out in the sun much….
A special appearance from Rob Townsend at lunch was a lovely addition to the day and it was great to see him. Whilst most of us enjoyed a couple of bowls of chips between us, Grace felt a side portion of mash was more to her liking…
All in all a lovely day, a good walk – thank you all for coming. Great to have the girls up and Eve did well doing her longest walk ever. Schooner is back and we will finally be moving away from canals tomorrow.
