Marple

Once the high winds had settled down we cruised through the beautiful Peak Forest scenery back to Marple. The crew of a day hire boat opened the first lift bridge for us and we overtook them to return the favour with the second.

Back at Marple we turned left, back onto the Macclesfield Canal to use the services near the junction. We'd hoped to find moorings with somewhere Whiskers would like to roam between here and the winding hole a short distance away. Unfortunately the few spaces available were too short for Rainboat so we turned and moored back opposite the services on a short stretch between two roving bridges. Because of the roads crossing each bridge it turned out to be quiet in terms of passersby and a tall sandstone wall made it a bright sun trap. Mr Whiskers wasn't impressed with the lack of bushes to explore though and took his excess energy out on the rest of us, bopping Leo and biting the back of Vicky's leg 👹🩸

Will enjoyed the easy access to shops, stocking up on food for humans and furries alike. The towpaths along the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canals have been consistently good allowing Vicky to enjoy longer trips out in the chair with the dogs.Read more