After not much sleep we spent much of Friday morning watching the news unfold. Eventually we set off to the Foulridge tunnel, arriving fortuitously just as the light turned to green and we could enter.
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| In Foulridge tunnel. |
We emerged at the other end to pelting rain and decided to stop at the visitor moorings by the old Wharf. In between downpours we visited the wharf café and explored the village which is a nice mixture of housing styles, including the terraces typical of around here. In the evening we walked around the Foulridge lower reservoir which was framed by low hills and reflected the sky most dramatically.
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| Foulridge lower reservoir. |
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| There were a few small sailing dinghies out but not much wind. |
On Saturday the weather was better and we decided to go to Barnoldswick and see the old Mill engine which they would be working on Sunday. However, we could only find mooring for two boats in Barnoldswick, both of which were occupied. We found out later that we should have moored by the marina before we reached the town. So no engine for us. The pitfalls of exploring new places. We have been at the summit of the canal so that at the three Greenberfield locks, we were going down again. We went through with a friendly couple who are planning to move onto their boat when he retires from the army later this year. They know this bit of canal well and gave us some tips. We moored at the bottom and walked back up for a late lunch at the Top Lock café. Sandwiches for us and a sausage for Scooby. We liked the mooring so much we decided to stay for the night.
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| The view from our mooring. |
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| Harold (on the left) in his mooring. |
Tomorrow we head for Gargrave via many winds and a few locks. This stretch of canal is really most beautiful :)
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