Goodbye Skipton

Skipton to Lodge Hill Bridge (194), Leeds & Liverpool Canal, 8.5 miles 0 locks

We had the usual lazy morming before going back into Skipton as it was market day today, we hadn't been to a street market since we were in Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal. It was certainly much cheaper than the 'southern' markets, and we came back with quite a few bags!!

We were quite sad to leave Skipton, we had enjoyed it very much, such a lovely town where old factories and mills had been regenerated and turned into fine housing. They certainly are making an effort to smarten up the town, still rife with buildings that the canal served in it's hey day.

We decided that we had better put a few miles under our belts, we have been daudling a bit too much of late, and are a good week and a half behind our rough schedule for the summer months before moving south again to spend winter in more errrrrrrr temperate climbs!

The villages we passed through were a delight, all stone buildings, cobbled streets and very tidy, we noticed no graffitti or rubbish lovely places to live, and the gardens that backed onto the canal were a delight.

There were a lot of swing bridges again today, but we didn't have to do them all, arriving at just the same time as another boat is quite handy!

By 4 o'clock we had had enough and tied up in a lovely wooded area where I think we will spend the weekend before going on to Bingley on Monday