We stayed on our mooring at Chirk Bank and walked via aqueduct and over tunnel to Chirk Castle.  This is a very interesting property with some rooms that were clearly designed to impress and achieved this in a very effective manner.  These rooms were in stark contrast to the quarters provided for the laundry maids who had laundry to clean not only from Chirk itself but also that shipped in from the family’s properties in London and Scotland.  Romy was very impressed with the undergarments of the ladies of the castle.

The gardens are extensive and beautifully kept.  In a compost bin in the kitchen garden we found a grass snake about 2 feet long!  We left it there.

It was busy at Chirk Bank, in early evening, with lots of boats passing us in both directions including eight canoes.  We found that feeding the geese was risky because as soon as we stopped they gave us the evil eye and started hissing.

I set up the GoPro mount on Oliver’s bow ready to make a video of the aqueduct crossing.