The emergency service on the Lancaster canal waterbus finished last weekend, with the reopening of the Lune Aquaduct, but on Saturday we had the 72ft traditional packet boat all to ourselves for the whole day.
It was quiet, beautiful and the narrowboat created a slight breeze on that very hot day. Amongst other things, we saw two or three Marsh Harriers, which I’m told are quite rare in the Northwest.
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Marsh Harrier photo by Andy Roberts
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Good work on the embedded flash, but you should try and make it so that it doesn’t start straight away but requires a click to get started. That way, people can watch the video after reading the intro text.
Wow, I was so envious of your day on the canal – it looked beautiful and reminded me so much of everything English!
I loved the way the video just started by the way, it gave a peaceful, tranquil feeling, complementing the writing without having to engage in the click to start which somehow would detract from the calm flow of the posting.
I’m glad you liked it Angela. We are bracing ourselves for an unthinkable 35 degrees centrigrade tomorrow, whereas I know you can live with 40, somehow.