A bright autumn day was an ideal time to take a walk along the canals across the heart of Manchester. Since competing LEJOG we have continued walking and once a week we try to do a whole day walk which reminds us of our End to End days.
Canals provide popular walking routes. Flat tow paths well maintained make walking easy. However wet leaves on the paths, particularly on a few steep sections, made conditions a bit trickier today.
The canals we walked alongside were the Rochdale and Bridgewater Canals and the Manchester Ship Canal. From Manchester Piccadilly Station we headed out along the Rochdale and Bridgewater Canals to the Imperial War Museum North. A bright day meant many clear reflections of the urban landscape and autumn colours.
At the IWMN we enjoyed a soup and cake lunch and explored some of the exhibits, particularly those about WW1. We then crossed the Manchester Ship canal and walked through Media City.
On the way back to Manchester Piccadilly Station our route included both canal side paths and city streets. We saw Bob’s great nephew in a four on the canal rowing along with his friends.
Various sections of the Christmas Market filled side streets and Manchester showed itself as the lively and friendly city we know and love.
From Proverbs 1
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice.
We pray for wisdom for all people, in streets and markets, in railways stations, on canals, in every part of our city.
God grant a quiet night
JAL 13.11.2019 Crossing Manchester by canal.