Southport

Wednesday 9th July 2008

(I'll try to catch up with the cruising log now)


young angler showing off his catch by Junction Bridge

Today started at Crooke and ended at Scarisbrick Bridge 27A. We wanted to stop here as it was convenient for Southport, where our daughter was visiting her boyfriend (as from 13th August 2008, her fiance). Before the bridge the towpath was overhung with trees, so we went on through the bridge intending to moor up there. As soon as we got through the bridge I changed my mind: the field to the right was a huge building site. We didn't want to be woken up by diggers too early in the morning. We reversed back through the bridge hole and tied up under the trees. The bank was amazingly tough: I'd never come across a place so difficult to hammer the pins in (no, it wasn't concrete).

At 1900 said daughter came in her car for us to take her out for a meal. We looked at the Blue Elephant Indian restaurant but it looked rather pricey. We drove on to Southport and ate in the Shamraat, getting a takeaway for the boyfriend... Eventually we returned to the boat, not getting to bed until midnight.