THURSDAY. At Br107, west of Rishton
The 2008 journey thus far: 257 Locks; 388Miles; 55 Swing\Lift Bridges
Journeys using bus pass: 20
7.45am was our start time today, as the forecast promised rain all day but heavier in the afternoon.The destination was bridge 109 at the south end of the M65 aqueduct at Rishton.
At the Clough Bank moorings, we saw Aleecia, a boat previously moored at Crick marina
which had been repainted some three years ago. It looked very good, apart from the name which had faded; we were fairly sure had been done in gold leaf.
We moored up at 10.30am and the rain did get heavier.
We decided to move a bit further in late afternoon as the rain had stopped. It began again about five minutes before we moored up at Br107. This is about four miles before the locks at Blackburn which we will tackle early tomorrow.
Weather – Light rain, then heavy rain, strong wind. Short dry interval then more rain.
