Again we have been in an EE black hole whilst we have been down the Montgomery Canal from Frankton Junction. We booked a passage down on Wednesday 16 and came back up today.The locks are only open between 12 and 2 pm each day. It's only navigable for 7 miles to just past Maesbury Marsh where there is a turning point at Gronwen Wharf. The canal is in water for about another half mile to bridge 84. The next section is being restored to bridge 85. Approximately 2.5miles to go before it joins the next section of restored and watered canal after Pant. After our walk along the canal we had coffee in The Canal Central Cafe and very good it was too.
There is a lot of work being done on the off side as you go through the 3 Aston Locks. It's an EU and Lottery funded project for the Aston Reserves Habitat Creation which seems to be one of the reasons why the canal has been restored.
The scenery the canal goes through is lovely and remote but there are only a few moorings available so in some respects its a bit like our trip down the Basingstoke Canal a few years back.
We are now on our way into Llangollen and tonight we are again moored in a lovely spot just before we get to Chirk just past the 2 New Marton Locks.
Apologies as the pictures are not in any order tonight.
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| Saw this on a private mooring perhaps a way to generate some cash |
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| Looking up the staircase locks at Frankton |
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| When we went down there were 4 boats but coming up there were 11 |
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| We had just seen a boat called bits and bobs |
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| The end of the watered section at bridge 84 |
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| The section being restored after bridge 84 |
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| A completed habitat creation area |
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| A new part in the creation |
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| Our mooring last night at the bottom of Frankton Locks on the old Weston branch |
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| Ducklings enjoying the warm sunshine |
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| A boat turning at Gronwen Wharf |
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| Entering the bottom of the two staircase locks |
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| The view out of the side hatch tonight near Chirk |
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| Not sure if there are no worries when boating!!!! |
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| This looks odd till you got closer -its plastic |
