A sunny day today. Now moored at Crickheath, present day terminus of the Montgomery canal. On Tuesday afternoon whilst we were moored at the top of Frankton we were invited to join in the celebrations for the opening of the new section of the canal, which we will do tomorrow.
2 miles 0 locks, in 50mins. what3words ///forest.undercuts.adapt 😊
Croft Mill lift bridge 
Winding hole at Croft Mill, 11 years ago this was as far as we could go 
Gronwyn Bridge No.82 and the previous terminus of the canal 11 years ago 
A Canada goose family 
New waters for Hadar 
I can't name this lift bridge, it isn't in my Nicholson's guide 
Nice house 
The new Redwith bridge No.83 
Is something happening? 
This duck photobombed me 
A lot of hard work has gone into recovering this section of canal 
A solar farm
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| Winding at Crickheath wharf |
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| Now moored at Crickheath wharf, present day terminus of the canal |
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| Now moored at Crickheath wharf |
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| New milepost opposite the wharf |
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| The present day terminus of the canal at Crickheath bridge No.85 |
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| Beyond Crickheath bridge and where the work has to continue |
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| Apparently a sculpture will be going on this slab |
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| Steamboat Ictus arriving on her test run ready for tomorrow |
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| Steamboat Ictus |
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| Steamboat Ictus |
1 comment:
Have a look on the free Montgomery Canal Maps from Waterway Routes which already show the new section of canal, including the new bridge names.
https://www.waterwayroutes.co.uk/34m3/
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