Leeds & Liverpool Canal:Silsden

A slow start this morning.   With no food in the freezer we needed to check out the whereabouts of supermarkets.   Luckily we found a Tesco Express store nearby in Morton Lane (Crossflatts) and for later, a Tesco superstore in Skipton near the canal.   So we went to the local one first thing and then to the bakers at the bottom of the hill for fresh bread.   No!   They don't sell fresh bread.  Wierd! Then to the butcher for bacon, eggs and pies.  The butcher seemed to be doing brisk business.  So we left after 9 am in the end and had no problems with today's ration of swing bridges.   Taking it very slowly we stopped in Silsden at midday and after lunch went to explore the town.   Just the main street shops with a launderette, bakers (no fresh bread here either) and a butcher.    Then the rain set in as forecast.