John and Ann were right - this is quite a lovely canal. In my opinion,
there is much more scenic beauty here than on the famous Llangollen.
(Now I haven't cruised oop north on the L&L and such so I can't compare
to those.)
Those of you used to speeding along normal canals at 4 mph will need to
readjust to this one's typical 2 mph, due to shallowness. However,
even at that low speed, there's still many good views that go by
too quickly for a picture.
The usual canal happenings took place:
- too much rain! And on one day, two five minute hail storms, at widely
separated times, of BB-sized hailstones.
- winding fun. A 20 mph wind (with higher gusts) blowing directly down
the canal where we had to wind at Brecon (the terminus). Made winding
very challenging. Finally done after 15 minutes.
- re-staking an unoccupied boat that had managed to completely
block the canal
- a lock that wouldn't quite fill - reported to BW
The rain and chilly wind conditions make me curious, when I have a
chance, to read up more on single-handing, in particular, how to
keep the boat in position in a lock when no one on board is in
control. With only one set of wet gear abroad, it was difficult
to talk Adele into coming out of the cabin! Twice I managed locks
myself by filling them really slowly. But when other boats were
around, that was not an option, so Adele came out and got a bit
soaked.
Finally today was mostly sunny and warmish, so we had a good late
morning and early afternoon cruise, followed by a nice walk
around Crickhowell, including tea at a bakery. In the early
evening, I hiked up the old tram road and remains of an
inclined plane for a panoramic view of the Crickhowell area.
By the way, right on Brecon Basin is a nice restaurant named
Tipple and Tiffin. Interesting food at reasonable prices.
For instance, we had "Char grilled organic salmon on mixed
pepper risotto with a pesto dressing" for 9 GBP.
- george
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