13 Saturday 25 April Rivington Pike walk
Simon's next choice was Rivington Pike. By this time guidance had been issued that meant we needn't be as cloak and dagger about our operations.
However the car park we went to on the north side of Lever Park was still closed but there was parking available on the road to it. We weren't the first there. A man . who looked a bit old for it was exercising his remote controlled car.
We puffed up the steady slope until the track levelled out at the Pigeon Tower. Simon queried a fence straddling fresh air and I suggested there must have been a landslip.We had a look around the Tower but you couldn't go inside. We then took the path up to the Pike itself.
Simon was a bit disappointed by the short squat nature of the tower but enjoyed talking to the people up there particularly a pretty girl called Tuscany who had a cute dog .
We took the steep path down to Rivington and Blackrod High School then the gently rising drive through Lever Park to the Old Barn which was of course closed. Simon thought it was a bit mean to close off the outside tables. A group of horse riders passed us. One girl was having difficulty getting the horse to move up the path despite using her crop.
From there I was a bit careless with the map, coming out further away from the car than intended.
We went into Chorley. We had difficulty finding something to eat until we spotted two old guys eating something from a bag. Simon queried this and we were directed to the market where a hot sandwich stall was open. We sat on a bench to eat our butties. An old lady passed us and looking at the long queue for the butchers complained that it was all overkill and ridiculous. And that's from someone the measures were designed to protect.
Refreshed, we joined the queue for Asda's and did the week's shopping before going home.
However the car park we went to on the north side of Lever Park was still closed but there was parking available on the road to it. We weren't the first there. A man . who looked a bit old for it was exercising his remote controlled car.
We puffed up the steady slope until the track levelled out at the Pigeon Tower. Simon queried a fence straddling fresh air and I suggested there must have been a landslip.We had a look around the Tower but you couldn't go inside. We then took the path up to the Pike itself.
Simon was a bit disappointed by the short squat nature of the tower but enjoyed talking to the people up there particularly a pretty girl called Tuscany who had a cute dog .
We took the steep path down to Rivington and Blackrod High School then the gently rising drive through Lever Park to the Old Barn which was of course closed. Simon thought it was a bit mean to close off the outside tables. A group of horse riders passed us. One girl was having difficulty getting the horse to move up the path despite using her crop.
From there I was a bit careless with the map, coming out further away from the car than intended.
We went into Chorley. We had difficulty finding something to eat until we spotted two old guys eating something from a bag. Simon queried this and we were directed to the market where a hot sandwich stall was open. We sat on a bench to eat our butties. An old lady passed us and looking at the long queue for the butchers complained that it was all overkill and ridiculous. And that's from someone the measures were designed to protect.
Refreshed, we joined the queue for Asda's and did the week's shopping before going home.
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