Froncysyllte

Once the festivities were over a few boaters began drifting away from Llangollen basin but most stayed at least a few days to rest and recover. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was due to close on 2nd January so those like us who wanted to continue travelling needed to be on the far side by then. We left in what seemed like a mass exodus, directly Paul, Antony and Dexter on Morning Star and Tom, Sharon, Cari and Rocky on Uisce Beo.

The Sun at Trevor is widely known as a great place to eat and drink. Sitting above the A539 Will had passed it countless times over the years when travelling to Bala in the campervan. We stopped for lunch and weren't disappointed. Greeted with a waggly tail as we stepped inside we chatted with the friendly landlord and took the menus to a table in the bay window overlooking the canal and valley. There were plenty of vegan choices for Vicky and local meat for Will. There was even a special doggy menu! It was a shame not to have the dogs with us, but Leo was still struggling to contain himself from all the festive hype and a trip to the pub wouldn't have helped him.

Back on our way, the current carried us with it and it didn't seem long before we were swinging hard right at Trevor Basin to face the aqueduct. With calls of encouragement from Jackie, Fleur, Bob, Sharon and Nicci who'd come out for a walk, Will made the turning in one and we were once again crossing the Pontcysyllte. We moored with a group of boaters from the basin just a few hundred yards later at the small village of Froncysyllte.

The rain poured and poured and poured over the coming days. We had no need to travel, for which we were thankfull but we were starting to get a bit of cabin fever. The towpath was flooded and neither Tiger nor Leo wanted to go out. At least the rain put off revellers from releasing many fireworks on New Years Eve!

On New Years Day the rain took a break and a flood of people came to visit the aqueduct before it closed. At midday there was a charity tug of war, with opposing teams facing each other over the canal! We made the most of the dry weather with a canoe paddle over the aqueduct. It actually felt more secure than on Rainboat because we wete lower down compared to the edge.Leggi altro