Tuesday:
Turns out that there are 2 sections of narrow one way canal before Llangollen. Can’t see the other end, so fortunately we both had our ‘phones (UK sim cards), so Gill walked the lengths of each one and rang Rick to give the all clear, and was able to stop other boats heading towards us from entering. We chatted to another boat, or people on the boat, who were behind us, they were grateful that Gill had gone on ahead and followed us through. We moored at
Llangollen, just at the end of the second set of narrows and were able to walk into town. It was good that we spent last Saturday night there because we knew where the exciting and necessary venues were, such as the launderette and the supermarket. Bought some very light pastried sausage rolls and nice grainy bread for lunch. Had lunch on the boat before turning around and heading back to cross the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct again. The canal is not navigable past Llangollen. The boat that followed us through the 2 narrow one way sections of canal also stopped in the same mooring area as us. We joked about who was going to follow whom back through the narrows and who would walk the length of the narrows. Fortunately the other boat went first, so Gill was able to stay on the boat. We were able to put into practice the hints about turning the boat in a short space, it seemed that the others didn’t know how because they had many attempts to turn. They seemed surprised that we achieved the turn so easily. It was the same back at the aqueduct where we had a very sharp right turn. The other boat took more than 5 minutes and we took less than a minute. It seemed that we had a bunch of admirers watching us. Thank goodness everything worked as it did.
Rick wanted to take photos of the boat on the aqueduct, so he walked ahead of the boat while Gill drove the boat over. Gill’s stare was directly ahead. No looks down. Unfortunately photos don’t capture the feel and height of the aqueduct – 38 metres doesn’t sound much, but when you’re there looking down, it’s a long way. Just spectacular (so much so that we’ve stopped for the night about 1/2 hour from the aqueduct and are going over and back again tomorrow. Gill really is humouring Rick in a big way).
When we moored for the night, we were the only boat here. There are now 5 boats, half a dozen brown cows, some sheep, a duck & 3 ducklings, and the occasional fast train.
We copy photos from the camera onto the laptop, partly as a back up and partly because it is easier to select and insert into the blog. It’s 8:50pm, starting to get a little cool with a cool breeze. We’ve just watched some Germans guys in the boat behind us light a disposable bbq, trying to shield it from the wind with a plate and a cardboard box.
Turns out that there are 2 sections of narrow one way canal before Llangollen. Can’t see the other end, so fortunately we both had our ‘phones (UK sim cards), so Gill walked the lengths of each one and rang Rick to give the all clear, and was able to stop other boats heading towards us from entering. We chatted to another boat, or people on the boat, who were behind us, they were grateful that Gill had gone on ahead and followed us through. We moored at
Llangollen, just at the end of the second set of narrows and were able to walk into town. It was good that we spent last Saturday night there because we knew where the exciting and necessary venues were, such as the launderette and the supermarket. Bought some very light pastried sausage rolls and nice grainy bread for lunch. Had lunch on the boat before turning around and heading back to cross the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct again. The canal is not navigable past Llangollen. The boat that followed us through the 2 narrow one way sections of canal also stopped in the same mooring area as us. We joked about who was going to follow whom back through the narrows and who would walk the length of the narrows. Fortunately the other boat went first, so Gill was able to stay on the boat. We were able to put into practice the hints about turning the boat in a short space, it seemed that the others didn’t know how because they had many attempts to turn. They seemed surprised that we achieved the turn so easily. It was the same back at the aqueduct where we had a very sharp right turn. The other boat took more than 5 minutes and we took less than a minute. It seemed that we had a bunch of admirers watching us. Thank goodness everything worked as it did.
Rick wanted to take photos of the boat on the aqueduct, so he walked ahead of the boat while Gill drove the boat over. Gill’s stare was directly ahead. No looks down. Unfortunately photos don’t capture the feel and height of the aqueduct – 38 metres doesn’t sound much, but when you’re there looking down, it’s a long way. Just spectacular (so much so that we’ve stopped for the night about 1/2 hour from the aqueduct and are going over and back again tomorrow. Gill really is humouring Rick in a big way).
When we moored for the night, we were the only boat here. There are now 5 boats, half a dozen brown cows, some sheep, a duck & 3 ducklings, and the occasional fast train. We copy photos from the camera onto the laptop, partly as a back up and partly because it is easier to select and insert into the blog. It’s 8:50pm, starting to get a little cool with a cool breeze. We’ve just watched some Germans guys in the boat behind us light a disposable bbq, trying to shield it from the wind with a plate and a cardboard box.
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