Cloudy, rain at sun up clearing still not warm
Spent last night in reed a bed which was comfy but not such a good hold for the tent pegs in the peaty soil that gardeners adore. Passed the Wedgwood factory
and lots of old potteries, it’s interesting to see such history and a pity that some of these area’s do have that run down feeling.
I did notice 3 types of fungi along my path including St Georges mushroom.
I came to the Hare castle tunnel (see link for comprehensive details), another marvel of engineering, and must admit i fancied hitching a ride on a barge to experience it but this would have meant not walking part of the route so walked over the top, the man in control of barge movements through the canal was very helpful providing a sketch map of a route over the top.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harecastle_Tunnel
Next i reach the junction where the Macclesfield canal begins, for a time the two canals run pretty much parallel, the macclesfield climbing as the tent/mersey descends, then the macclesfield canal passes over the trent / mersey, (kind of a watery interchange).
Notice in the background the railways in this area use over head electrical power supply.
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