Another beautiful sunny morning, although the chill in the air really made it feel like autumn. The fire had stayed in though, and came back to life surprisingly easily. We were all up fairly early, and got under way a bit before 9, straight round the corner and onto the aqueduct. We could hardly have had a better day for it, and it was the perfect introduction to boating for John and Mark.
We turned under the bridge at Trevor, onto the slow few miles to Llangollen. The scenery is fantastic, even if the canal is shallow in places. We followed a boat through the first narrow section, and met boats coming the other way in generally reasonably convenient places. The second narrow section has rocky cliffs rising up one side.
The arrival into Llangollen is always a bit special. We waited for the boat ahead to reverse into a space, then turned and reversed into one ourselves. Once tied up, we plugged in the electricity, got the washing machine going, and ran the hosepipe over the roof to fill up the rather empty tank.
After lunch, we walked up the feeder canal to horseshoe falls, where water from the River Dee is taken into the canal (and ends up at Hurleston Reservoir).
As we got back, we paid for our mooring for the night at the shop at the wharf. The horse drawn boat was just arriving back.
This evening, we’re going for dinner at The Cornmill.
5 miles, 0 locks. (68 miles, 37 locks)
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