Whixall Marina to Grindley Brook Locks
Another grey day, damp, so not much incentive to get going, but we do and move back up the Prees Arm, with 2 lift bridges en route back to the Llangollen.One bridge was opened by swinging on a chain, which had been very heavy to raise yesterday but today was much much heavier due to overnight rain having soaked the bridge deck, and so it took a great deal of rather undignified pulling and struggling and rolling around in the grit to raise. Sorry, no photographic record, trust me!
After lunch and shopping in Whitchurch, we set off again, and had barely got underway when we encountered three ladies on the towpath who were getting agitated about a distressed lamb on the far side that had slipped into the canal. Bob managed get to the boat close to the poor, tired thing, and lying down flat on the rear deck he successfully pushed the lamb back up the bank to its mother. The towpath trio were so impressed they gave him a very loud round of applause, but alas again, the camera was not to hand to record the incident!
In fact the day has been so dreary, we have not taken any pics, sorry, and as I write this this evening, it is absolutely throwing it down.
1 comment:
Hi Nicola & Bob,
We called into Whixall Marina with MORPH, carring out an "engine hours" service as per our loan/hire agreement. We think you might be going too fast, at this rate you'll be in Lancaster next week.
We're not envious at all! (Yeah, right!)
Regards,
David & Sharyn
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