Day # 64 Morecambe to Garstang, Lancs.

      Out of my sea front B & B at 6.45am into a cold clear morning. Circled my way through a maze of minor streets inland to pick up the road to the neighbouring city of Lancaster arriving there about 9.30am. Lancaster ranks as the city passed through so far with the most dire traffic problems. For a couple hours, passing through the area, I walked past cars inching their way down a one-way system of narrow medieval streets.

         A couple of kilometres south of Lancaster, I crossed my old friend the Lancaster canal and decided to forsake the road and again to hike the tow- path towards my target destination. Great to hear just the ducks & birds, to observe perhaps a dozen large blue heron wading on the banks. The canal is totally recreational now, with many longboats and cabin cruisers moored along the banks. This canal, a triumph of Victorian engineering and part of a major network to join towns & cities across England, was obsolete almost as soon as it was constructed due to the advent of the railway system that effectively stole all business potential for the transportation of goods. The tow-path condition is generally good, although the effort to push my luggage carrier/buggy over the grassy areas and soft muddy sections, was significantly harder than on the regular hard road and as a result I feel more fatigued than usual this evening. Arrived at Garstang about 3.00pm and was fortunate to find accommodation in just about the only accommodation available in this small town.

29.7 kms walked today per pedometer. Cumulative Kms. covered:

Hours of walking today including rest stops: 9.0

Type of accommodation: Tourist hotel

Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 28.00 with breakfast.

Please go to Flickr.com (traveller6666) to view pics of the walk.

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