Well got up early to have a log delivery. It was a convenient location to get them straight onto the front of the boat.
Whilst out sorting logs we were looking in the water which was so crystal clear we could see something around oPPontcysylltesyllte Aqueduct
ontcysyllte Aqueduct
r propeller. It looked like a coal bag. Only one answer down through the weed hatch to investigate.
It was worse than expected. Plastic, metal, rope and twine. It was a real mess and add ice cold water was not fun.
After that eventful morning I decided to go off and decide where we were mooring next. Walked towards poachers pocket pub.
When I got back to the boat my husband was chatting to an elderly man. He use to the lock keeper at new marten locks. He had worked for British Waterways he whole life and some amazing stories. One being he skated from Ellesmere to the Pontcysyllte aqueduct when the canal froze in 1963. He also worked on an ice breaker which is now in the waterways museum in Ellesmere Port. He said he use to operate the dredging boat up here. He said he retired 22 years ago and they retired dredging boat at same time so no wonder there is very little clearance on the Llangollen Canal.
We then moved on towards poachers pocket as it was a beautiful day and these big storms are suppose to be coming. Now all moored up and the wind is picking up.
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