Pulling The Plug At Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Peaceful Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Merely A Trickle!


Whoosh!

Spectators Watching Below

A week has gone by here at Llangollen and what have we been doing. Well the weather has been rain, rain and more rain but we've still been out walking everyday with Ben the dog. I've also been out walking with Liz and Connie and come back suitably squelchy but Ben doesn't care- a quick rub down with a towel and he's game for more fun-playing ball on the boat!

We've met lots of dogs- some he remembers with affection and he'd like to eat or they'd like to eat him. The black Labrador is still around so we try and keep our distance but it's hold tight of the leads if they see each other. There's a new dog on the wharf- Tilly on NB Spadger keeping Ian company since he lost his wife to illness in the Summer.

I've been going to get some new walking boots from Millet's and went into Wrexham to find Millet's had gone. I tried the other shop at Eagles Meadow but no brown leather boots in size 8 to be found. I tried in Llangollen but they only had size 7 at my price range! I ordered them online in the end from Millet's. I also had a haircut in Wrexham, so it's nice and short again.

On Monday we got us really early- and set off for the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct as they were pulling the plug to drain it for checks and necessary maintenance. It took two hours to walk there in really misty cold weather but at least it wasn't raining. We got rather muddy and arrived far too early as we had varying tales of the time it was happening. We enjoyed a cuppa from Anglowelsh and sat down and waited- nobody around at all. Gradually people began to arrive and BW put down the stop planks to isolate the aqueduct. Then at 12.30pm a pupil from a local school pulled the plug to send a trickle down into the River Dee below. Soon after it was a torrent. The event was covered by BBC Wales and Eric saw a glimpse of us in the crowd on the news! Nick was kind enough to give us a lift back to Llangollen so we didn't have to catch the bus. We just couldn't face another two hour walk.

Photographs taken by Eric.

Thanks Jen for your comment- I hope you're feeling more yourself.