Day Four:- Castlefields to Dunham

More sunshine today, but not as warm as there was quite a wind. We were pleasantly surprised by the lack of noise last night. The last time we stayed here there was a nightclub that went on til the early hours of the morning. There are apartments her now. There were a couple of bar/restaurants, but they were not too busy and they closed at a reasonable time.

There is a mixture of old and new around here, with Beetham Tower, new apartments and the old railway bridges.

We didn't set off until 9.15 as we knew we were only going to Dunham. We stopped near TDG in Trafford Park to say hi to Carl's daughters, Emma & Suzy, who both work there.

We stopped at Stretford Marina for water. The tap on the canal side is useless, hardly more than a dribble. We ended up pulling the boat back to the tap inside the marina, which involved Carl climbing round a fence. This tap was much better.

We stopped off at Broadheath so that Carl could walk home to get his spare specs. He's happy now, he can read again. Liz walked over to Aldi to pick up some shopping. We moored at Dunham on the non towpath side just over Dunham underbridge. A total of 10 miles today.