Not in my lifetime if ever sadly. The canal is the Cromford Canal. Within a week I'd visited both ends for different reasons. In fact over the last week we've walked The upper Peak Forest, The Caldon and the Cromford canals. Makes up for not being able to get to Percy when we had planned.
Looking back at the pump station on the aqueduct
This is the stretch where we met a cruiser in the dark - he had no lights !!
The Sunday we visited Rachels mum's grave at a natural burial ground on the outskirts of Derby. I'd woke up with an idea about moving Percy to the great Northern Basin as they had mooring vacancies advertised on their web site.... our son lives in Heanor with 3 of our 4 grandkids. So we drove on for another socially distanced walk ( why we didn't hail Freespirit) It's an interesting gaggle of boats and facilities. But we agreed if we did move there Percy would get less cruising use than she does now.
Going back a few days - yes all over the place, we'd also had a walk down our canal to Cherry eye bridge for a little picnic to break the monotony of isolation!
A much viewed view from my favourite bridge - Cherry eye
Hopefully on Percy when this is published .... and I promise myself to try and get some boat memories at least up to date....
2 comments:
Nev, Sadly I suspect you are more likely to see canals close rather than open. Govt doesn't have the money. Industry will be cutting back on charity and the canal infrastructure is failing with age
I have to agree. C&RT are struggling now and that’s before the Gov reviews it’s support I think in 2027…. Certainly for now seen the peak of canal maintenance. I suspect there will be a few ‘remainder’ canal in the future where if they have big issues they will be isolated off the system …. My canal the Caldon could be one of them. Sad times.
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