Day 46 - Northwich to Macclesfield
I forgot to charge my Garmin last night so Strava may be a bit haywire but OS shows the route as being 14.6 miles.
St Michael and All Angels Church in the market square.
Knutsford is knice! Lots of independent shops and cafes, quite small in scale - I didn't see one empty shop in the High street. It looks and feels very comfortably off!
Jade did her very best to adjust them back to full health, even polished the lenses and along with advice, offered me multiple free lens wipes. Excellent service!
As I left the town centre, the rain started coming on rather more heavily so I took shelter under an Esso petrol station canopy. Dean was putting diesel in his dumper truck - how's that for alliteration.
Not bad as a chat up line!!
It's that failed toreador again!!
Today was a day of peacocks and horseboxes. I would say that Nether Alderley is comfortably 'well heeled'
I'd have liked a coffee but I didn't see a coffee shop anywhere on my walk. I suspect if you live in this area and want a coffee, you'll probably have some beans flown in daily from your own estanca and have them ground by your in-house Amazon!!
David will be taking his lovely car to a gathering at Stratford tomorrow and will be entering the competition.
Good luck David!
Apparently, Knutsford is named after King Canute who happed by and apparently tipped sand from his shoe as he went - the event still celebrated today with sand paintings on the town pavements.
I've also had to tip my boots out at the end of each day but it's certainly not just sand I've been finding !!
I've been having a rather wonky view of the world following an incident with my glasses in Welshpool in which I accidently bent the frames. Despite my best attempts to bend them back into shape, one lens has ended up significantly higher than the other. - they're now ideal for inspecting cobwebs in the corner of the ceiling!!
I popped into Boots' opticians.
No cobwebs will be safe now!!
The coffee shop 'April's kitchen' , across the street looked rather posh and unlikely to welcome me in looking wet, muddy and bedraggled. They must have then seen my newly polished lenses because Ella, Ellodies and Emma welcomed me in, served me with squashed avocado and a very nice flat white.
As I left the town centre, the rain started coming on rather more heavily so I took shelter under an Esso petrol station canopy. Dean was putting diesel in his dumper truck - how's that for alliteration.
It takes 320 litres to fill and he gets 8 miles to the gallon or 7 when laden. It sounds like a good '11plus' question but as I walked on I worked out that's about £1 per mile. Useless but interesting nontheless.
I've had some fun and games with some of the paths I've chosen over the last few days but today I've chosen well. The beech trees in Windmill Wood are beautiful.
I've had some fun and games with some of the paths I've chosen over the last few days but today I've chosen well. The beech trees in Windmill Wood are beautiful.
I read somewhere that Beech trees, like women, become more beautiful as they mature.
Today was a day of peacocks and horseboxes. I would say that Nether Alderley is comfortably 'well heeled'
I'd have liked a coffee but I didn't see a coffee shop anywhere on my walk. I suspect if you live in this area and want a coffee, you'll probably have some beans flown in daily from your own estanca and have them ground by your in-house Amazon!!
Polo mints....should I or shouldn't I??
My route passed close to Jodrell Bank and I caught a glimpse of the radar telescope above the trees. I remember the yellow and black postage stamp that was released to mark its opening.
I heard a family of Buzzards mewing
near Highlees Wood.
A lovely Holly bush.
There are so many skip-hire companies, it must a challenge for any new company to come up with a name that people remember when they pick up the phone. As I walked through Broken Cross, I liked this one.
A lovely Holly bush.
Built in Bradford, David's Javelin is one of the last of the almost 1000 built. There are still 300 in use around the world. With its 4 cylinder 'horizontally opposed' engine it was quite revolutionary
Macclesfield is known as Treacletown. Apparently the name comes from an accident that occurred in the 1700s when a horse drawn load of treacle was overturned on to the cobbled streets.
I'm staying at a hotel next to the station where they have some very squeaky rails.
Total distance walked so far = 595.7 miles
Total ascent so far 70 634 feet
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If you're tempted to contribute to any or all of the great charities I'm supporting, here are the relevant links.
Parkinsons UK - My dad had Parkinsons in his latter years and the research work this charity funds and the support it provides to patients and their families is invaluable. - https://www.justgiving.com/
Just Wheels UK - this is a small charity set up to provide wheelchairs in a rural community in Tanzania. It does this through funding training, education and the local fabrication and servicing of bespoke wheelchairs. My nephew uses a wheelchair and as he grows I can see the life changing freedoms that proper wheelchairs can bring to both users and their families.-
- RNLI - these are the brave guys who selflessly head out to sea to help others. I volunteer at Littlehampton RNLI shop and often meet families of those who’ve had first hand experience of their loved ones being saved from the sea. Having sailed for years I can say thankfully we’ve never had to call on the RNLI's services but it’s amazing what it does to know they are there
Ah!!!! That might explain why I've never succeeded with my chat up lines!! I've been getting it wrong all these years.
ReplyDeleteThe Jowett JUPITER (as per bonnet - the Javelin is the saloon model) did 250 miles over 4 days. However did not win it's class so back to work!
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