Day 1
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| Stanley Dock |
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| Outside Stanley Dock Liverpool |
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| Wigan Pier |
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| Wheelton |
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| Passing Through Blackburn |
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| End of Day 1 the halfway point in Church |
The ride stated outside a welding workshop round the corner was a passage way through red brick wall, which lead to the Stanley Dock branch of the Leeds Liverpool canal. Pushing the bicycles over the first lock was the start of our journey.
We rode alongside some expensive houses which shortly lead out into the countryside. The towpath from Liverpool to Wigan was part good, part grass and grass with narrow wheel ruts. There was a lot of arable land round the Burscough area with potato, cabbage and corn. Our second stop was the start of the Wigan Locks.
On our way up the many locks, we passed a spot recognised as Wigan Pier with a little bit of history on the pier. After Wigan the land was mainly for cattle, sheep and a few horses. The paths being dry but still with bumps and rutted tracks, they were more ride able being dry rather than wet slippery and muddy as they had been on our practice rides. A couple of hours after Wigan we approached the more recognised areas of Chorley then Blackburn. Then finally after 8 hours we ended our first day’s ride at the halfway point of the canal near to Church Kirk - 63.50 miles in total.
Back home I thought a bath would be relaxing, I ran the water in the bath got in then jumped back out after realising my legs had a touch of sunburn, however more cold water sorted that out.
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