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| Sailing the Chirk aqueduct |
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| Hobo Tableau |
We have now joined the Montgomery canal, a 35 mile long canal which had fallen into disuse in the 1940s.
There is now an on-going restoration project but unfortunately, only the first 7 miles are navigable despite the strenuous efforts of many hundreds of volunteers over the last 40 years! It is a great pity that more progress has not been made as it is a beautiful, rural canal.
It has proved to be rather shallow and once again we are dragging along the bottom and have been completely stuck a couple of times.
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| He looks quite docile here!! |
Benny has continued his adventures today by attracting the attentions of a rather large German Shepherd who tried to join him on board! It was a narrow escape!
We have now moved further down to Canal Central, an information centre / cafe / shop where we stayed in the campervan a couple of years ago. Benny decided to come for a walk with us in the evening!
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| Current end of the line for the Montgomery at bridge 84 |
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| Benny enjoying an evening stroll |
On the Saturday morning we walked along the towpath to inspect progress on the restoration work. Anyone reading this who would like a bit of strenuous exercise would be very welcome to come and volunteer.
www.shropshireunion.org.uk/montgomery-canal-restoration
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