Day 3

This really fits with day two and shows the end of the walk from Ashton Under Lyme at Portland Basin. Rev Alison Cox meets us to guide us to St. Mark’s Vicarage for the night. Also shows Chris Barker our guide and good companion for the day Photo taken by Janice.

St Marks Church at the start of day 3. Lovely walk down the Peak Forest canal and alongside the river Goyt to Sockport. Slightly longer than the expected 8 miles ( nearer 12.5). Tried two pubs on route. The Duke of York and Strawberry Fields. Welcomed by Revd David Brewster our host for the night. Bath, meal and glass of wine later and reset once again.

Phone call from Alison to say Julia had found our phone charger I had left behind. Aghhh, saved by Alison who drove over with it. Lesson learned I hope. Don’t want to do that in Portugal.

Very trusting heron, we have seen about 5 herons on the way, a pair swooping together overhead and one snatching a fish from the canal. Every half mile there were ducks with ducklings 4 to 13 in each family.