Still a lovely evening, and one of the best views of a pub car park I’ve seen for a while!

Today we had a little brown frog on board.  How did he get there? It was surprisingly easy to catch him,  and I popped him on the bank before the next bridge.

Just had an excellent meal and a choice of 5 guest beers (at £3 pint). And a bonus of being able to watch boats going through the lock.
And all on a lovely summer evening – what more could one want?

We’ve now finished this year’s adventure on Vagabond – we are moored up in sight of the Willeymore Lock Tavern ready for tonight’s meal and handover tomorrow.

Our trip has consisted of around 75 miles of canal, 28 locks, 14 lift bridges, 6 tunnels, 4 aquaducts and 4 narrow sections. It’s been a great time, helped by a lot of decent summer weather. It’s just a shame that Barney hasn’t enjoyed being in the boat this trip – we certainly won’t be inviting him again…

After a rather damp start, we have just gone down the Grindley Brook staircase, and are waiting for the next lock.
Not too busy, thankfully.

After an uneventful 15 miles cruising ‘downhill’, we’ve arrived at a (hopefully) peaceful spot just before the hubbub of Whitchurch.

Weather has been dry, but a bit overcast with not much sun.

Barney & I are following a ‘History Trail’ through Whixall Moss

Today has been busy – 2 narrow sections, 2 aquaducts, 2 tunnels and 2 locks. And 11 miles of canal…
We are now back in England near Hindford, where we were a few days ago, but in a more isolated spot with a better Internet connection.
A shower was forecast for 5pm tonight, and, sure enough, 2 minutes after we had moored, there was a clap of thunder and it started raining – though there hasn’t been much. The Bank Holiday must be approaching!

Just waiting to go down the second one

We have managed to escape from the confines of Llangollen, back over the Pontcysylite aqueduct, and are on the ‘normal’ canal just north of Chirk.

The weather is still good, though with the possibility of a shower later.

Took Barney up to the castle for his morning walk – a bit of a climb up, but well worth it. Lovely views of Llangollen and the valleys.