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| Whitehouse Tunnel |
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| Going through the tunnel |
We are on the move today just a couple of miles to
Froncysyllte. It was quite overcast as
we set off along the canal. We soon came
to Whitehouse tunnel and in we went. It
is 191yds long and has a towpath running through it where we walked yesterday.
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| Nearly Out |
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| Going under a bridge |
We went on under a few bridges and then moored up in the
visitor moorings a short way from the lift bridge. These moorings are a bit under trees but it
is only for one night so will be fine and also there is no sun today.
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| That will be us tomorrow!! |
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| Train on the Viaduct |
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| Me on the Ponty! |
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| Monument to the Miners at Froncysyllte |
We had lunch then went out for a walk along the towpath to
the mighty Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. It is
a magnificent structure and stands 126ft above the River Dee and it is 1007ft
long. It has a towpath and railings one
side and the other is unprotected from about 12inches above the water
level. Kev walked along it for a bit but
I didn’t. We are going over this
tomorrow, oh what fun that will be!!
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| Small Church at Froncysyllte |
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| Stone marker at the Aqueduct |
We then walked up the hill into Froncysyllte. There was a post office which was shut and a
run down café which was also shut. There
was a pub called The Aqueduct Inn so we went in for a drink. It was nice and they had a terrace
overlooking the canal with nice views of the surrounding countryside although
the Pontcysyllte aqueduct was hidden by trees.
We made our way back to the boat. We are staying here tonight then setting off
early tomorrow morning to go over the aqueduct before it gets too busy and make
our way to Llangollen, the end of the canal.
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| Moored at Froncysyllte |
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