M Goes Home.

 Tuesday 31st May 2022 at Bank Newton Bends.

As we woke up, there was definitely a rich agricultural scent in the air. The source turned out to be a procession of muck spreaders heading across the large field opposite. Thankfully, where they were actually spreading was on the far side of the field on the other side of the hill, so it was not that bad.

We set off early to walk the half mile to the bus stop, where M caught the bus to Colne, which was right on time. M said that the station at Colne was a single tack and tiny platform with buffers at the end. Thanks to Beeching the line, that used to continue the 11 miles to Skipton, was closed, so now to go from Colne to Skipton you have to go via Accrington and Leeds, which takes 3 hours 48 minutes, instead of 15 minutes! Progress?

R returned to MM and set off back towards the Bank Newton bends. As he rounded the corner of the field opposite, he saw where the tractors had been muck spreading.

M had qustioned why they were not actually spreading when we saw the tractors drive across the field. In case M thought that they weren't doing anything, R took this photograph of them in the process!

An hour or so later, and after stopping at East Marton for water, MM was back moored up on the Bank Newton bends.

With M at home, R and MM will stay here until the weekend, when R will take MM as far as Colne to meet M off the train there on Monday, if all goes according to plan.

So, the next post should be at the weekend. Until then, keep safe.

Today: 3 miles, 0 locks and 1.1 hours.

Trip: 166 miles, 115 locks and 94.8 hours.