Sale into Manchester.

 

Tuesday 9th.September.

 

No, it's not incorrectly spelt! The Bridgewater canal travels, arrow straight through Sale, it's wide & we get  quite a wriggle on, for a change.

At 'Waters Meeting' {which isn't as scenic as it sounds} we leave the Bridgewater and move onto the Rochdale Canal, towards Manchester.

 

 Soon the Old Trafford stadium looms into view and the lock down to the MSC appears on the left along with glimpses of Salford Quays, under the Metro line.

 



 

 



 

After a water stop at Potato Wharf & a coffee at Castlefields basin we drop really lucky in meeting up with a fully crewed CRT inspection boat going all the way to New Islington marina {our preferred mooring for the night}

 

 

So I get out of locking up the 'Rochdale 9' & get to see Deansgate & the Gay Village at Canal Street.

 

Having been given the phone no. of the guy who looks after the marina we arrive at NI & are given a reasonably secure spot for the night with electric  hook-up for £2!

 

This area was called Ancoats & is reputedly a bit rough, the marina is in the middle of a building site so not pretty but we meet nothing but really friendly people.