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Nearly in Manchester

10/31/2018

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This video is about our journey on our narrowboat from the Ashton Canal to the start of the Rochdale 9 Locks which go through Manchester.
We left Droylsden Marina and cruised the 18 locks heading towards Manchester. According to the Nicholsons Waterways guide the only 2 places safe to moor in Manchester is Telford Basin and Castlefield Basin. It took us 6 hours cruising time to reach Telford Basin at Piccadilly village where there were private moorings with a 24 hour visitor mooring for CRT license holders. We struggled with the turn into the basin as it was a very tight turn and we had some rubbish wrapped around our prop which made handling the boat difficult. The area was lovely and quiet but was surrounded by flats which meant no TV signal.
The next day Pat had to clear the prop, the water was exceptionally cold and it was a bit of a struggle but he cleared several carrier bags and string from around the prop. Hopefully this made it easier to exit the basin. We completed this section of the Ashton Canal and turning left was presented with the famous Rochdale 9 locks.
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