The September 2020 trip into Wales
From Snows Bridge No 77 to Ladybird Moorings, a distance of 5 miles, 1¾ flg and 11 locks. The pound didn’t drop at all over night and the flight was very quiet so we quickly got to the top of the locks. We tidied up the boat and packed as we went along so when […]
From Beeston Stone Lock No 33 to Snows Bridge No 77, a distance of 14 miles, 1¾ flg and 14 locks. Start : Beeston Stone Lock No 33 Finish : Snows Bridge No 77 We got held up at Audlem Lock No 20 when something got stuck on the cill under the bottom gates so […]
From Bunbury Railway Bridge No 105A to Beeston Stone Lock No 33, a distance of 19 miles, 1¼ flg and 7 locks. It was cool and damp when we got up and cast off. There were major towpath works going on just before Tilstone Lock No 32 which made it a little awkward to get […]
From Povey’s Lock No 13 to Bunbury Railway Bridge No 105A, a distance of 15 miles, ¼ flg and 14 locks. We got up to a non rainy day and set off with no real planned destination for the evening. We had decided to basically head down towards Chester, but not actually go all the […]
From New Marton Bottom Lock No 2 to Povey’s Lock No 13, a distance of 21 miles, ¼ flg and 7 locks. It basically rained on and off over night, sometimes loud enough to wake us up, and as daylight increased I lay in the bunk listening to the rain and hoped that it would […]
From The Queen’s Head PH (Montgomery Canal) to New Marton Bottom Lock No 2, a distance of 21 miles, 2¼ flg and 9 locks. It was a good thing that whilst we were out on the boat England and Wales had the same restrictions when it came to Covid19 control. The Llangollen crosses the border […]
From England – Wales Border to The Queen’s Head PH (Montgomery Canal), a distance of 19 miles, 2½ flg and 11 locks. We got up to a slightly misty and damp morning which made the Moss look even more desolate and eery than it normally does. Turn Round Here : Gronwyn Bridge Winding Hole Start […]
From Martin’s Bridge No 3 to England – Wales Border, a distance of 18 miles, 4¾ flg and 15 locks. It was a little cool over night but we woke to clearish, sunny skies and headed off up the canal. We’d done some calculations based on the opening times at Frankton Locks and we had […]
From Ladybird Moorings to Martin’s Bridge No 3, a distance of 14 miles, 6 flg and 26 locks. We travelled up on Friday night and had a pleasant evening on the moorings drinking some bottled beer. We’d left the fridge on from last weekend so we could just load it all up. We put the […]
Turn Round Here : Gronwyn Bridge Winding Hole Turn Round Here : Coedfryn Winding Hole Turn Round Here : Quarry Bridge Winding Hole Start / Finish : Ladybird Moorings Overnight at : Martin’s Bridge No 3 Overnight at : England – Wales Border Overnight at : The Queen’s Head PH (Montgomery Canal) Overnight at : […]