I'm retired and living in North Yorkshire, where I walk as often as I can, write, volunteer, and travel as often as I can.
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43 thoughts on “This Way Up? That Way Up?”
Have lived in Liverpool several years due to work and love the city. Have followed parts of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal from west. On my to do list one day to follow the entire canal. 🙂
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Have lived in Liverpool several years due to work and love the city. Have followed parts of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal from west. On my to do list one day to follow the entire canal. 🙂
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Do! It’s a fascinating walk, with both lovely, varied countryside and an involving industrial past.
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ooh you are really playing with us here. Fantastic reflection on a canal that I would love to travel on – only ever seen the two ends!
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It’s really worth it. Such an interesting walk through English history and landscapes.
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One of these days I will convince MrB we should travel the whole way . . .such a great way to get across the Pennines!
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There are lots of locks, I’m warning you …(91)
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That’s fine – I’ve done 29 in a morning so can cope with 91 over a few days 🙂 or are all 91 together?!!!
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No. Five together at Bingley though …http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/bingleyfiverise.htm
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ah 5 is nothing for anyone who has done Devises!
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Now I’m confused. 🙂
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Good! Result!
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Yes, I’d have liked to walk the full length too. Such a lazy woman, I am 🙂 🙂
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Not lazy at all. It’s 204 km. That’s a bit longer than a Monday Walk.
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Think how many flipflops I’d get through 🙂 🙂
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Ha! 🙂
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Long way to Leeds, guess my parts from west until now will give about 50 as result. 😀
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Dear friend – one thing you are not, that’s a lazy woman. 😀 😀 😀
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🤣🤣
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Perfect reflection, well spotted.
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Love those reflections, Margaret
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It was a lovely day for reflections.
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Love it! Which way indeed, and this sounds a fascinating area!
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Definitely worth a visit. And it’s flat of course ….
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Well, ain’t going anywhere at the moment….
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You’ve made my head spin, Margaret. But I love the upside down shot
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Well, we’re all upside down these days …
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The flipped photo really plays with my head! 😵 Lovely scene whichever way up it is. There’s something about canals …
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Beautiful image of the reflections, Margaret. Love it!
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Thank you!
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Now you are playing with our minds!
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And why not? 😉
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Why not indeed 😊 Great photos, I always love a reflection.
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Beautiful photos – the reflections are wonderful.
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They are lovely, aren’t they? Blame the weather!
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What great reflections!
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I thought so. Thanks.
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Lovely upside down reflection. The boats resemble floating sardine cans …
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Haha! Wish you hadn’t said that. I’ll never see anything else now 😉
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🙂
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I just love these, draws me in.
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Hooray! Thanks.
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That way up! Makes that grey tub look quite beautiful – ‘reflection softening effect’, a technique you could patent!! 😁
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Only if there’s money in it 😉 !
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