After a couple of days doing other things, we were quite eager to get moving again. There had been more rain in the night, and it was still a bit dull when we set off at about 8.30. A short while later we arrived at Chirk Aqueduct, and as there was no-one else about we could go straight over. A couple of trains went over the viaduct alongside.
The entrance to the tunnel is at an angle, so you can’t see if anyone is coming the other way until the last minute. A walker helpfully called out that it was clear.
Against the flow of the water, it took around 17 minutes to get through. Progress is painfully slow. But the Whitehouses Tunnel seems even worse. It’s less than 200 yards long, but took 10 minutes.
Adrian had some important IT stuff to do and needed a decent signal, so when it looked good at the moorings before Bridge 26 we pulled in and moored up. However the A5 is one side and the railway is the other, so it’s not quiet. So we walked down towards Froncysyllte to remind ourselves what the next moorings were like. The first set in Fron is quite open and had an even better signal, so we walked back and moved the boat. On the way, you get a nice view of the railway viaduct.
After lunch, while Adrian did his IT things, I walked down to the aqueduct. You get a great view of it as you approach.
At the aqueduct itself, there were plenty of boats and dozens of people doing canoe and kayak tours.
I did some recordings for a future podcast, and then walked back to the boat. The best news of the day came from Braidbar, showing us that Kingley Vale has gone into the paint dock.
3 miles, 0 locks. (62 miles, 37 locks)
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