Todmorden Saturday 23 May 2015
Start: Todmorden
Finish: Todmorden
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 472
A day off! Whatever next? Lesley and I have a delicious and leisurely breakfast and decide to walk to Hebden Bridge along the Rochdale canal. It's a lovely route and we stop often to examine the locks and take photos. Although a little overcast it's quite warm and pleasant.
At Hebden Bridge we sit outside a bicycle shop (which doubles up as a cafe) and enjoy a coffee alongside the canal. Hebden Bridge is perfect, the sun comes out and I wander around taking photos while Les scours the shops.
One shop - Not a Full Shilling - catches our eye and we spend a long time looking at the amazing recycled jewellery and talking to Karen the lovely proprietor.
Les and me return to Tormorden on the other side of the valley. We're high up now, and Stoodley Pike Monument is clearly visible on the hill opposite. The sun stays out, the scenery is wonderful and all is well with the world.
Back at Todmorden we pop into a local shop for apples and spend ages talking to the shopkeeper and his wife about his brother - mayor of Todmorden last year - and his uncle in Pakistan who sadly died recently. There were over 13000 people at his funeral. We see lots of photos and leave with regret that we might not visit Tod again and be able to pop into his shop.
An excellent dinner at the Queens Head rounds of a perfect day off.
