Whilst the rest the team threw themselves into (or rather up and down) the Malvern Hills, I headed north and grabbed a few hours walking taking in the the industrial chic of Salford in Manchester. Having run out of time for planning (and not really fancying heading out into the Peak District on my own) I based my walk along the Salford Canal, starting at the newly re-developed Salford Quays area, new home to the BBC, heading into the city.
The terrain was mainly flat and it was a bit of a road walk, but I did get some grass under my boots when the canal split in two and I must have taken the "road less travelled".
On the way, I passed Old Trafford, a sculpture trail dedicated to Salford's industrial past and lots of opportunities to try my hand at a few arty pics. Walking through the city centre and out to the west, I stopped for lunch by Salford Catholic Cathedral and called the other Titans to see how they were doing. They were having lunch too ....and were rather unimpressed at my canal walk, as they were sat on one of the Malvern Hills.
The journey back was nice and easy as it involved mostly re-tracing my steps, with a few slight improvements to the route. (There was a lot less scrambling up muddy embankments or climbing over broken fences anyway...) The rain very kindly held off for the entire walk, the Heavens waiting until I was safely back to Salford Quays before unleashing a downpour, as I smugly finished off my fruit pastels in the car.
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