Spent a very rainy Monday wandering around London, Trafalgar Square, Soho, Covent Garden, South Bank, St Paul’s Cathedral, Fleet Street and the Strand, then Euston Station for a train back north to Chirk and the Boat.
On Tuesday we went back over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct after having to waiting only for a couple of kayakers to paddle over, however when we got to the other side it was carnage, there were about a dozen boats attempting to form an orderly queue and failing miserably, together with ½ dozen moored boats and 3 boats getting water from two taps. What fun!
We joined the queue for water adding to the carnage!
After collecting new glasses at the weekend, Nic was again able to see in tunnels, so skippered the two tunnels near Chirk.
We then met friends (you know who you are!) for lunch at The Poachers pub in Chirk, another good catch up. Then a quick shop for fresh fruit and veg at the Sainbury’s – in the Dobbies garden centre, who knew?!
On Wednesday, we had booked passage through the Frankton locks (4) on to the Montgomery Canal, as only 12 boats a day are allowed it is a quiet canal, which is navigable for only 7 miles, narrow and ‘overgrown’ in places, we moored up about halfway down it.
Thursday, we walked to West Felton (Picture below). Then, after Rog dragged ½ a tree out of the canal, which was threatening to block the navigation, we cruised to the end, turned around and moored up in Maesbury Marsh, and ended the day with a pint (or 2?) at the Navigation Inn.
On Friday we cycled to Pant, partly along the un-navigable canal but then even the towpath was closed, so we ended up on the roads. Had a lazy afternoon listening to a rain storm and in the evening we even lit the fire !! in June !!
Saturday we cruised back up the Mongomary canal for our booked passage back up the locks on Sunday morning, and spent the evening sitting in the Sun.
On Sunday after using the services, and washing the outside of the boat, it was up the Frankton locks, back on to the Llangollen canal, cruising east along the canal we have already done (in the other direction) then moored near Whitchurch.
| This Week | Total | |
| Locks | 18 | 200 |
| Miles Cruised (approx.) | 40 | 378 |
Spent a very rainy Monday wandering around London, Trafalgar Square, Soho, Covent Garden, South Bank, St Paul’s Cathedral, Fleet Street and the Strand, then Euston Station for a train back north to Chirk and the Boat.
On Tuesday we went back over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct after having to waiting only for a couple of kayakers to paddle over, however when we got to the other side it was carnage, there were about a dozen boats attempting to form an orderly queue and failing miserably, together with ½ dozen moored boats and 3 boats getting water from two taps. What fun!
We joined the queue for water adding to the carnage!
After collecting new glasses at the weekend, Nic was again able to see in tunnels, so skippered the two tunnels near Chirk.
We then met friends (you know who you are!) for lunch at The Poachers pub in Chirk, another good catch up. Then a quick shop for fresh fruit and veg at the Sainbury’s – in the Dobbies garden centre, who knew?!
On Wednesday, we had booked passage through the Frankton locks (4) on to the Montgomery Canal, as only 12 boats a day are allowed it is a quiet canal, which is navigable for only 7 miles, narrow and ‘overgrown’ in places, we moored up about halfway down it.
Thursday, we walked to West Felton (Picture below). Then, after Rog dragged ½ a tree out of the canal, which was threatening to block the navigation, we cruised to the end, turned around and moored up in Maesbury Marsh, and ended the day with a pint (or 2?) at the Navigation Inn.
On Friday we cycled to Pant, partly along the un-navigable canal but then even the towpath was closed, so we ended up on the roads. Had a lazy afternoon listening to a rain storm and in the evening we even lit the fire !! in June !!
Saturday we cruised back up the Mongomary canal for our booked passage back up the locks on Sunday morning, and spent the evening sitting in the Sun.
On Sunday after using the services, and washing the outside of the boat, it was up the Frankton locks, back on to the Llangollen canal, cruising east along the canal we have already done (in the other direction) then moored near Whitchurch.
| This Week | Total | |
| Locks | 18 | 200 |
| Miles Cruised (approx.) | 40 | 378 |
Travurple 
Hi it all sounds so fab and relaxing keep enjoying x the pics look good Heather as
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