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    • ViajeroWales
      Día 6

      Barge day 3 and the never ending rain

      8 de mayo de 2019, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

      Made our way back to Frankston Locks, timing is is key for those locks ;) we made friends with the lock keeper, who's father was stationed in Malta during the war. I intend to spend at least one season of my life time being a lock keeper.

      We rerouted to Ellesmere were we spontaneously met up with our Welsh family once again, I got introduced to Hunters Chicken .... Yum! New pub favourite 😍      Leer más

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    • ViajeroKings, Queens, Pubs n Castles
      Día 23

      Last day on the Kingfisher!

      8 de septiembre de 2017, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Last day on the boat, we have some washing to do and then only a two hour trip back to Bettisfield! Washing done and a bit of housekeeping tidying up the boat, (we have spread our belonging from top to bottom of this thing). We doodled back up to Bettisfield getting there just after lunch.

      We had half a day to fill in and decided to head off to Chester for the afternoon. Now if we'd talked to the boat owners they would have told us not to drive right into the city but to take the park and ride. But Gung-ho as usual we headed in. Wasn't too bad, except we missed the car park, but we did find a park, legal or not I don't know but it was nice and close so good enough.

      What a pretty city centre, it's called the Rows. They have kept all the Tudor half timber buildings. The shops are on two levels but if you look up past the street level it all looks original.

      Chester started life as a Roman fort in the first century with an almost complete wall complete with gates and tower around the old city, a huge and I mean massive cathedral, a Roman amphitheatre which is still being excavated and a castle.

      We walked around the wall, checked out the towers and the city gates, visited the cathedral, and admired all the rows. The only disappointment was the castle which is just a shell really which you couldn't really get close to.

      Headed back to the boat about five, miraculously our car hadn't had it wheels clamped, traffic was a bit worse coming home, but once out of the city centre not too bad. Lots of cars going in though. Have to finish off all the cheese, beer and wine on the boat before we hand it back tomorrow.      Leer más

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    • ViajeroWales
      Día 7

      Day 4 and our slow return home

      9 de mayo de 2019, Gales ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

      Last actual day on the barge, need to get back to Pontcysylte Aqueduct, will need to queue up for our turn and return the barge in top condition by 9:0 am.

      This is a particularly memorable day as I spontaneously booked my ticket (2nd row) to the Dara O'Brien comedy show in Malta!!!

      Just before we got to our mooring spot I got to raise and lower a bridge for the first time, it's the little things that make me smile :)

      We stopped just outside the Aqueduct and walked across to the pub for some dinner, last of the pub foods... Oh they will be missed      Leer más

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    • ViajeroKings, Queens, Pubs n Castles
      Día 20

      Back to Chirk

      5 de septiembre de 2017, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Leaving Llangollen this morning the sky is looking a bit greyer than yesterday. The neighbours were heading off early so they would get a clear run down the narrow sections, and when we heard them go we thought we may as well follow. Turns out quite a few people had this same idea and the one way section had more of a holdup than yesterday at lunchtime. Never mind it didn't take long and we had a nice run down to Trevor.

      We pulled up at Trevor and walked across the aqueduct, till almost halfway (ok well maybe I only made it a little way) man it's high and even where there's a railing the gaps are huge.

      Another eerie, foggy ride across the aqueduct, and on then down to Chirk! We parked were we hoped was the closest place to the Castle. We've been in the Uk for three weeks and haven't seen a castle yet. We have seen them just haven't visited one. Had a toss up whether to get the bikes off or just walk. Seemed like it would all be uphill, cause nobody builds castles in the valley do they? So we opted to walk.

      Found the gates ok and then followed where we thought the signs pointed, after a little way, no more signs and we weren't sure if we were on the right track or not. We flagged down a Jag going past, who just waved and keep going, Arsehole!

      The next car a cute little convertible Merc, pulled up for us and yes we were on the right track and would we like a lift. You bet we would, lovely man! Thank goodness, it was still a fair way up to the castle.

      We saw the Jag guy when we got there and Graham made himself know to him. Told him we were only after directions. Ha ha he kept trying to talk to us every time we ran into him.

      Our national trust membership got us free entry, Yah. this castle is 700 years old and what a beauty it is. They had all the staterooms open and volunteers in all the rooms to give you a bit of information, or answer any questions. It was amazing and we throughly enjoyed it, the staterooms, the tower, the dungeon and the gardens.

      We spend about three hours there, which is well above our usual attention span! We'd lost our friendly driver though so had to figure out how to walk back to the boat. Getting direction from one of the gardeners, it seemed like we could walk straight down the hill to town. Wasn't quite that simple, but certainly quicker then following the road!      Leer más

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    • ViajeroOur European Adventure 2018
      Día 97

      Chirk Castle, Wales

      6 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      Built in 1295 when this area belonged to England, it was a defense against Welsh invasion. Now it belongs to Wales since the border changed. Chirk Castle is remarkable for having been lived in for over 700 years. The current owners use it as a holiday residence, but the public rooms are available to visit.

      On display in the Cromwell Room are some really old weapons from the English Civil War (1642-51). The last picture is a plaster frieze from the same period, making it the oldest interior decoration in the castle.      Leer más

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    • ViajeroUK and Canada
      Día 108

      On the way to Cardiff

      1 de agosto de 2016, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      We are back tracking slightly today on our way to Cardiff. The scenery is very reminiscent of new Zealand in many ways. Sheep, fields and green. Trees line the roadways though and you are often driving through their darkening shelter. The roads wind their way through countryside interspersed with homes. The odd village is passed by. We stopped for morning tea at a little village off the tourist track called Builyth Wells. Quaint with narrow streets, and shops right on the pavement. Very few of the shops have awnings or similar shelter from showers. Found a lovely tea place and got myself "cream tea" which is clotted cream with jam, butter and sugar served on lovely plate and china tea pot. People seem so friendly and helpful.Leer más

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    • ViajeroOur European Adventure 2018
      Día 97

      More Castle Rooms

      6 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

      The library contains so many old books, including a Bible in Welsh. The owners didn't just collect books, they read them!

      The Long Gallery contains the fantastic King's Cabinet, given by Charles II to Thomas Myddleton for his loyalty. The bedroom is called the King's bedroom, but it is doubtful that he slept in it, as it was on the side of the castle that was receiving battle strikes at the time!Leer más

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    • Suzie and Nik Do The UK
      Día 14

      Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Wales

      10 de mayo de 2023, Gales ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      I had heard about this aqueduct where canal boats sail across over the deep valley and River Dee below! So glad I got to walk it in the beautiful Welsh spring sunshine 😀😀😀😀😀

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    • ViajeroA week on the Llangollen Canal
      Día 6

      Cruising Along

      12 de abril de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

      Another later start this morning as we cast off at 10:20. We also had a much calmer day with no locks to contend with. We did however have three lift bridges; we have a good routine for these now so no dramas there. We have found that we can plod on for quite a while without seeing any oncoming boats only to come across three at tricky spots, this is common at lift bridges it seems.

      This morning Sarah drove the boat for a bit while Andrew went for a little walk along the towpath for just over a mile. This afternoon we reversed roles and Sarah had a little walk. It was nice to stretch our legs a little, even if the towpath was very muddy in places.

      As we needed a few supplies we pulled into the Ellesmere Branch to moor up and pop to Tesco. We also took the opportunity to wander into the town itself. There is not much to the town and it has a sleepy, run-down feel to it but it was nice to have a little look.

      Rather than go to the winding hole at the end of the branch Andrew reversed out of the branch back onto the main canal. Reversing a narrowboat is rather difficult due to the limited steering but Andrew was quite pleased with his attempt. He then picked up Sarah, who had been acting as lookout for other boats, before stopping at the water point to fill up. This was slow going as another boat was doing the same so the water pressure was quite low.

      Today we can add to the list of vegetables spotted floating down the canal. Sarah spotted a butternut squash, Andrew spotted a cabbage leaf and we were really amused when another leek floated by. We are wondering what we will spot tomorrow.

      We stopped for the night a little way on from Ellesmere.      Leer más

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