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Llangollen.
Yes, we finally made it. But what a journey, spectacular scenery all th way to Chirk Aqueduct, Chirk Tunnel, Froncycyllte, Poncysyllte Aqueduct, Trevor, Llangollen Narrows, and the moorings.£12.00...
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Well there's lovely isn't it.
A complete turnaround in the weather.Heavy drizzle look you. It's going to brighten up later.
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Well I'm chuggered.
Well almost; we were strolling along the unnavigable section of the Llangollen Canal, minding our own business, when we were accosted by a CaRT beggar this morning. Firstly claiming he wasn't chugging...
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We've left 'Golly.
Sad to leave Llangollen, it's a lovely town. First thing was to fill the water tank; it took ages because the flow was slow and the tank was nearly empty. Motoring on through the Narrows we met a few...
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It's about time I blogged again.
It's been a while, as we've been out of 'tinterwebby range and I've lost track of what's been going on, so here's some pix:-Ellesmere. Easy access to a nice town.From the Prees Branch.I just love...
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We'll soon be back to base.
Nearing the end of our holiday although there are a couple of days to go. The weather has been outstanding, today has been wall to wall sunshine again and we'll remember it for many years to come....
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We're here at last.
It's been a while since I last posted, Three in their wisdom wouldn't let me upload credit to my account last time, but this time they've updated their website and made it a little easier and managed...
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Christmas Eve and all is well.
We stayed overnight at Barbridge and moved on in the morning. Stopped briefly in Nantwich to water up and then Lin spotted the chandlery was open so I went in and bought a couple of bags of smokeless...
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So this is Christmas.
Had a lazy morning, opened a couple of prezzies...Less of the "Old" please. Chugged on down to the winding 'ole at the bottom of the Audlem Flight, did a 180 and came back to where we started. The...
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Another lazy Boxing Day...
Had a late start, E 4 B, emptied the ash pan, brought in some wood and coal, disposed of all the rubbish and had a tidy up. Makes ya feel better for the rest of the day. Slipped the moorings at 12:20,...
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I struggled to pass the Olde Barbridge Inn.
We slipped our moorings late again, we must be getting old. Stopped in Nantwich for some provisions and a pasty and stopped again at the water point to refill. We caught up with a boat that passed us...
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The plan was...
...Lunch at the Shady Oak. No such luck as it's closed, and has been for a while by the look of it. Oh well, nothing else for it so moor up, and lunch on TQ. Linda's finest Turkey and Noodle soup...
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Didn't it just, especially along the three mile long stretch of moored boats, it was whipping up into breaking waves on the water. The farmer who owns that length of land alongside the cut must be...
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After yesterday's weather, back to normal.
That was weird, one day of strong winds and back to calm and dull, which is ok for us. We had a long way to go today, what we did in two days will be done in one today, so an earlier start was...
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Middlewich Branch
Wended our way from Bunbury to Calveley and stopped to fill the tank with water, and stopped again a couple of hundred yards along to visit the cheese shop. Note to self, worth a visit. We cruised past...
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Middlewich 180
It was a surprisingly long way to Middlewich, but as we approached bridge 26 we realised Stanthorn Lock was just around the corner and then the former breach site. This was a major operation and the...
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A stroll along the canal and some fish & chips.
We took a walk back to the junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal and turned left to see the Middlewich Boats site now abandoned. Further up is the Big Lock pub and last time we were here there was a...
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Not traveled far today...
...just a few miles further along the Middlewich Branch. I serviced the engine after I let it cool down for an hour, changed the oil and filter, I didn't want the engine to have old oil with harmful...
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Modifications requiring engineering works
It all started with a decision to purchase a new boarding plank and after measuring up it was found that it wasn't going to fit the roof furniture, it needed to be wider. This is where I come in. This...
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New attachment screws
I didn't like the stainless steel socket countersink head screws that were fitted and I couldn't find what I wanted to make the job look a little more authentic, so I modified some screws.These were...
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