Summer…? but it’s the end of August.
Following last year’s ‘summer’ holiday in between lockdowns, in October 2020, in a rented motorhome, we bit the bullet and bought our own. So here we are, on August Bank Holiday Monday setting off on our ‘summer’ holiday.
So what’s more symbolic of Summer, than the Worker Bee, so our first stop is Manchester. Ok, I admit it wasn’t on the original itinerary, but No1 daughter, is moving flats and she had to be out of one flat on 31 August but can’t move into her new flat until 7th September. So, we are here to help her move into temporary accommodation, put her stuff in storage and then we will return on the 6th, to do it all again, as she moves into her new flat.
We found a great campsite, just 12 miles from the city centre at Burrs Country Park and the https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk runs right behind our pitch. Unfortunately as we were busy being removal men, we only saw one steam locomotive, The Union of South Africa and missed The Flying Scotsman, which was the bank holiday star.
Manchester is a city undergoing huge change, new buildings are going up and the regeneration of the canals, the wharfs and warehouses bring a new buzz to the city.
Living on the canal seems quite popular and a few of no1 Daughter’s friends live on barges.
After 2 days in Manchester, 1 September sees the first day of our Summer and we heading to the West Coast of Cumbria.
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