Saying goodbye to another lovely mooring we started on our way to Chester. I decided to do the locking today as I knew it would be a bit of a physical challenge. With double gates each end and room for two boats, it means heavier paddles to wind and heavier gates to push.Our journey was … Continue reading Beeston Castle to Chester
Another lovely day off boating to explore something by the canal. The castle is clearly seen from the waterway up a large hill. Built in the early 1300's, it's a Marcher castle and although now in ruins, it's still an impressive site. Here's some from the way up to the castle: And from in the … Continue reading A few photos from our walk up to Beeston Castle.
A fun journey today with lots of chuckles and a hormonal melt down from me as my brain forgot how to do anything at the helm! https://youtu.be/vLsA9qVZiGg To leave the Llangollen it was back down the 4 deep locks in a row that pops you back out onto the mainline of the Shrophire Union. The … Continue reading Hurleston to Beeston Castle
Today's video for the journey here: https://youtu.be/aVIbXeYD5hc It was a chilly morning pulling off from the mooring at Marbury. A reminder that the seasons are changing and i'm definitely making the most of shorts days when I get them. People always assume it's cold to live on a boat but with a lovely fire and … Continue reading Marbury to Hurleston
Todays video of our journey here: https://youtu.be/pr0wsSJpsfY Starting the day with the Grindley Brook staircase. It was getting busy so we came off the mooring and joined the queue. Everyone was being very jolly as we took our turn starting the staircase. Chinese whispers came up from below that it was carnage at the bottom. … Continue reading Grindley Brook to Marbury
Todays Video of the journey here: https://youtu.be/gG-cOoYYwJc An easy day today. 11.5 miles and 5 lift bridges. I was at the helm most of the day as I am finding the lift bridges on this canal a bit too heavy and tiring. The hydraulics are there to help you lift it using a windlass but … Continue reading Blake Mere to Grindley Brook
The tiredness was starting to kick in. We are now at the three week mark of the trip and I was starting to feel it. The steering of a narrowboat is in someways like a car and in other ways nothing like it at all. Its like technical steering down country lanes where you're always … Continue reading New Marton to Blake Mere and a day of much needed zen at the lake.
Todays Video Here: https://youtu.be/WUiQq37XeGg THE NARROWSSo we screwed up as the camera didn't record the first part of the journey and of course thats the part where lots of stuff happened! To put it in context, there are 2 sections in and out of Llangollen town that are only one boat width apart. The signs … Continue reading Llangollen to New Marton – a challenging morning and a man where he shouldn’t be!
Horseshoe FallsA lovely 3 mile walk, a round trip from the mooring to head up to the falls. This is where the Llangollen canal starts, a rare opportunity to see the start of a waterway that has been created by diverting some of the water out from the River Dee. A manmade falls was created … Continue reading A Day off in Llangollen
Todays timelapse video is here: https://youtu.be/GSYPpaEs9p0 Ooooh exciting! Today is the day that started the whole idea for this trip. I'd seen this bonkers structure and just knew I had to bring Māhina (and us) over it. As I haven't been able to take any pictures of it from afar, here it is in all … Continue reading The Big One! – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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