THURSDAY 10th AUGUST |
Mike, Wendy, Ian, Peter
Trevor to Llangollen &
Frankton |
Trevor Basin
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Again we made an early start, this time at 06:36 in good
weather again. We reached Llangollen, after a spectacularly beautiful
stretch of canal, winded in the winding hole and came back a little way to moor
near the water point . |
Castell Dinas Bran
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Llangollen
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near Llangollen
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We had breakfast, then went our separate ways sight-seeing,
to the Horseshoe Falls, the Canal Museum, the Steam Railway and Plas Newydd. At
lunchtime we set off back again, through Trevor, to reach Frankton junction at
19:21.
Trevor
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Pontcysyllte
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Chirk
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Frankton Junction
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I walked down Frankton locks and photographed them.
Then we had a barbecue. |
DAY'S RUN : 20.1 miles, 2 locks in 8 hrs 44
min
FRIDAY 11th AUGUST |
Mike, Wendy, Ian, Peter
Frankton to Burland |
We made an even earlier start at 05:35, and passed through
Grindley Brook locks mid-morning. At some stage during the morning I managed to
knock myself out for a moment by walking into the counterbalance weight of one
of the lift bridges, so when we stopped below Willeymoor lock for a pub lunch,
I stayed on board and had a sleep. We moored for the evening at bridge 6 at
Burland, at 18:45. DAY'S RUN : 27.4 miles, 15 locks in 11 hrs 27
min
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