Yesterday started our trip up the Macclesfield Canal. The weather was cool and cloudy but no rain. We had no locks to do as the locks on the Mac are bunched together in one flight. The Bosley flight has 12 locks over about a mile and raises the canal 118ft to well over 500ft above sea level.
The scenery on the Mac is fantastic. It reminds me of the Ashby but with better scenery. The Mac has a number of Snake Bridges (See Photo below of Jan on Snake Bridge) they are a clever design. They move the towpath from one side of the canal to the other in such a way that a horse drawn boat did not have to unhitch the horse.
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| Jan on a Snake Bridge at Congleton. |
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| Railway Viaduct taken from bottom of Bosley Locks |
Our journey took us past this fantastic viaduct I don't know what it is called or where the rail line goes but it is electrified.
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| Spot crashed out |
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| River Dane taken from top of Aqueduct |
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| Cloud Fell |
We moored up at the bottom of Bosley Locks just before the aqueduct over the river Dane with Cloud Fell behind us. When we arrived there were three buzzards fighting and playing overhead. The cry the buzzards have just gets right to my soul.
Our plans have changed slightly so I think we will be returning down the Mac after we have been down the Peak Forest Canal. We can say we will enjoy a second trip down the Mac, it is such a wonderful canal. Today we will do the Bosley Locks and moor at the top to have a meal at Sutton Hall. More of that later.
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