Another good day today, warm, dry, occasionally sunny. A short trip today, now moored just before Frankton junction where we enquired at the locks about going onto the Monty, which we will book for Wednesday so I can pick up my prescription Tuesday morning in Ellesmere and we can return here ready to go down Wednesday morning.
9¾ miles 2 locks, in 4hrs 15mins. what3words ///storm.timeless.masses 😊
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Whitehouse tunnel |
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Chirk tunnel |
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Exiting Chirk tunnel to then go onto the aqueduct |
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The railway viaduct alongside the aqueduct |
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View east from the aqueduct |
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View west from the aqueduct |
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Leaving Wales |
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A hobbit hole |
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Approaching New Marton top lock |
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Approaching New Marton bottom lock |
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Now moored just before Frankton junction |
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We walked around the corner to the top lock and had a quick chat with the lock keepers about going down the Monty, we have to book online. |
Keith & Jo