{"id":388,"date":"2015-06-11T15:36:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=388"},"modified":"2016-06-16T21:19:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T20:19:07","slug":"a-tale-of-two-aqueducts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toby200.net\/oliver\/?p=388","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Aqueducts"},"content":{"rendered":"

We set off at 7:15 excited at the prospect of crossing the two aqueducts and hoping to miss the crowds.\u00a0 As it turned out we had an easy passage over Chirk aqueduct and into tunnel with no waiting.\u00a0 The strong current made steering interesting and we seemed to crab along, but this is perhaps also a result of the prop wash.\u00a0 The current also seemed to have a significant impact on our speed.<\/p>\n

Romy steered most of the time while I used the GoPro to take a video (to be uploaded after I have learnt the editing process!) and other cameras to take some photos.<\/p>\n

The Chirk Aqueduct is in many ways more attractive than the longer and higher one at Pontcysylltte partly because of the adjacent railway bridge.<\/p>\n

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Oooh! That’s a long way down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We reached the lifting bridge at Froncyssyllte just as another boat had passed under it and they very courteously waved us past.\u00a0 This meant that we arrived at Pontcysyllte at 9:25 with just one boat in front of us and these kind people behind us.\u00a0 The three of us waited for only one boat coming in opposite direction.<\/p>\n

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Oooh! That’s an even bigger drop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And … that edge looks rather shallow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We moored at the Sun Trevor at 11:30, where we messed about for ages trying to get organised on some really badly spaced rings.\u00a0 This mooring is only 2 miles short of Llangollen but gave us lots of time to check things out for the grand entrance for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

We walked back to Trevor after lunch to search out the best places to photograph the aqueduct, which involved quite a lot of walking, and then caught the 5 bus to Llangollen.\u00a0 \u00a0 We were delighted to spot Oliver en route.\u00a0 We checked out the marina and found a vehicle entrance through the adjacent sports ground so we could unload Zena.<\/p>\n

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It’s quite impressive from down below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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