The Llangollen Canal - Suspended in Air

The Llangollen Canal was our second canal boat holiday. I especially wanted to cruise this canal because of the unique aqueduct feature. We drove through the area a few years ago and I saw the aqueduct and then I found this picture of it on the web. Imagine taking a canal boat along here! I couldn't wait to take my own pictures!

It was a short trip. Canal cruising (or ditch crawling) is slow. You know you're puttering along at the right speed when pedestrians on the adjacent path are overtaking you. We took our time leaving Maestermyn Marina in the late afternoon and stopped for the night at Chirk. This route has two locks, two aqueducts and two tunnels - and at this time of year, not much traffic. Not much traffic is important because there is no room for two way traffic in the aqueducts and tunnels. There are also a number of places on the canal where there is no room to pass, so waiting on boat traffic could take a considerable amount of time. We were there at the perfect time. We got to Llangollen late the next afternoon and spent two nights moored in the basin, exploring the town before heading back to toward Maestermyn the next day.

There was no shortage of beautiful scenery along the canal.

The aqueducts almost make you feel like you're suspended in air.

 In and around Llangollen.

Leaving in the morning mists.