Location: Nr Heatons Bridge
Nerdilly Accurate Location: 53°36'11.5"N 2°53'28.7"W
It's hot and we can't be bothered to move so we don't and just potter about. Then late in the afternoon we suddenly decide to move. I don't know, it's a mystery. It's not long before we arrive at Crabtree Swing Bridge and discover Dreamcatcher moored outside the Slipway pub. We say hi (again), and decide to stop and have a pint and a chinwag with Olly and Theresa. They do a nice pint of Tetley's and it's dog knows how long since I had a real pint pulled in a real pub so it's like nectar, and there are benches on the canal bank to sit and watch the world go by.
O and T are heading for the Ribauld Link and onto the Lanky. We exchange e mail details and I send them all my notes on the Lancaster Canal which could come in handy. I warn them it's a tad on the weedy side atm and that the canal profile is more V shaped than U shaped so mooring right up against the bank is difficult in a lot of places because it's too shallow or you need to moor a little out and use a gang plank to access the bank.
Suitable refreshed we say goodbye, (again), and carry on into Burscough stopping here for fresh water, food and to moor up for the night.
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