Back on the cut

Paul winding in the distance!

Well after 3 months in St Mary's Marina we finally left on Sunday.  It was good to be out on the canal and to see fields either side of us instead of looking out on boats.  It was very windy so we didn't travel very far.  Just 2 miles and 2 swing bridges, we then moored for the night.
So yesterday morning we moved on to Tarleton.  Just one more swing bridge.  Went for a walk around the village in the afternoon.  Quite a few shops there, more than I had expected.

Coming back to moor at Tarleton

This morning we walked on to look at the last lock taking the canal down on to the River Douglas and then on to the Ribble.
We had hoped to go out of here in the summer and on to the Lancaster Canal, however we are too deep draughted to cruise the Ribble Link which would take us from the estuary on the to Lancaster Canal.  So that will be for the future on a hire boat.  Probably later today we will start heading back towards the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal and start our journey south.

Final lock on the Rufford Arm of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal