Update for tonight ; we are now out in the woods a mile or so from any other living soul; its really dark outside,down hill is a railway line ,up hill another line ,  I guess we are on a railway island , the rain is lashing down and  the wood burner is lit and we have tv and Internet , really cosy .
When we arrived I spent an hour trimming weeds and foliage and gathering sticks . I feel that if everyone cleared a bit of tow path when they moored  the system could be a lot better
Hilary sawed some firewood to keep us warm tonight ,We have a proper little camp site.
Friday morning decided to polish the  Rh side of the boat , lh side was done a few days ago .
The canal is running at five hundred feet above sea level at the moment which means that it can go round the side of hills and along valley sides which does give us some surprisingly good views at times.

Thursday night in the woods near New Mills

Tuesday night in the country with a view across the valley to the railways

Operating one of a number of swing bridges we have to pass through

Quite a tight fit past overgrowing vegetation

Yet another moored picture ,this time Bugsworth basin