Rochdale Canal from Manchester

Distance: 16 miles
Ascent:
Weather: overcast
Canada geese, a couple of fish splashes, moorhens, pied wagtail, kestrel

After a lot of dithering we got the bus into Manchester so I could try on some walking trousers in the hopes of getting some that are less flappy than my TNF Horizon pants. I got a couple of pairs from Patagonia, so we'll see.

After lunch at Bella Italia and a brief unsuccessful visit to Go Outdoors, we walked back along the Rochdale canal. Canal walking is dull and there is nowhere to sit down, the aches and pains after yesterday's quite long walk made themselves known. A short rest at the monument at the top of Tandle Hill improved moods, along with the possibility of dinner at the pub. We stopped in at the Shay Wake for very nice, and very value-intensive, burgers and beer.