2018-04-27, Friday
- Fly to Gatwick
- Leave Saskatoon / Orlando late afternoon
2018-04-28, Saturday
- Arrive Gatwick in the morning
- Pick up car rental around noon
- Drive to the WhiteHart in Wroughton
- Evening with Colin
2018-04-29, Sunday
- Leave Wroughton around 8 am
- Drive to Hook Norton Brewery for tour at 10:30 to 12:30
- Visit Anderton Marina, confirm boat etc.
- Drive to the Park Royal Hotel in Warrington
- Grocery shopping
- Visit/tour Anderton Boat Lift ?
- Eat somewhere ?
2018-04-30, Monday
Wander around in the morning, get on boat around 3, motor to Walton (Mile 0 to 10, ~4 1/2 hours)
- tour Anderton Boat Lift ?
- more shopping?
- Drive to Anderton Marina around 1:30 for a 2:30 boat pickup / training
- Head north through Preston Brook to Walton
- About 10 miles, 4 1/2 hours
- includes Preston Brook Tunnel
- only open to northbound traffic on the hour to 10 min. past the hour
- southbound is on the half hour to 20 min. to the hour
- Eat at The Stag at Walton in Walton (50 m from canal)
- Overnight somewhere close (~mile 10)
2018-05-01, Tuesday
Motor along Bridgewater canal to Castlefield Junction (Mile 10 to 31, ~ 6 1/2 hours)
- Moor up in Castlefield Junction (~mile 20)
- Eat somewhere. Lots of choices. Maybe Akbar’s (upscale curry)
2018-05-02, Wednesday
Motor along Rochdale and Ashton to Dukinfield (Mile 31 to 38, ~8 1/2 hours)
Is a long day, but probably worth it. Not a long way, but LOTS of locks (27-ish) and some of them very interesting.
We probably want to eat dinner before Dukinfield, unless we are cooking on the boat. Audenshaw is about an hour or two before we stop. The Indian Plaza might be nice(90 Audenshaw Rd, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5HP, UK) or maybe the Boundary Pub and Restaurant.
Some nice pics and comments here on the locks etc. (http://sickleandchalice.blogspot.ca/2012/08/dukinfield-to-manchester-castlefield.html)
2018-05-03, Thursday
Motor along Peak Forest and across Marple Aqueduct (Mile 38 to 45, ~ 3 hours) and turn around if RETURN
Otherwise, continue to Adlington Basin (Mile 38 to 52, ~8 hours)
- Eat at Dog & Partridge in Stockport, about an hour before we stop for the night
- Eat at Lyme Breeze, canal-side?
2018-05-04, Friday
2018-05-05, Saturday
2018-05-06, Sunday
2018-05-07, Monday
Return canal boat, visit Liverpool and drive to Crawley
- Return canal boat before 9:30 am
- Drive in to the Albert docks in Liverpool for The Beatles Story
- (11-ish to 1:00-ish)
- Drive to Crawley (5 hours)
- Drive to Maple Manor
- Dinner at Thai Lemongrass or ?
2018-05-08, Tuesday
Fly home.
- Drive to airport around 10 am
- Return rental car
- Fly back to North America (Orlando and Toronto+Saskatoon)