David wrote: > Having seen you a few times on the way up (including Willeymoor where > the wife says you liked my lock entry) glad to see you made it to the > end. Have a good trip back.
David, sorry I didn't recognise you to say hello to other than my usual (hopefully cheery) greeting. Bream is still very anonymous with no sign-writing I do miss quite a few chances to say hello to people, so you did well to spot her. If you're still up this way and see her again yes she does look different as we took the cratch down today so visitors could make better use of the front deck. The consensus was that it should stay down for now, so it will. Willeymoor has quite a vicious by-wash. Knowing how far to the side to steer and how (not) to correct as the boat drifts across is definitely an acquired skill. It amazes me that they have survived the years like that. I do know people who won't do the Llangollen (or the Audlem flight which is even worse) specifically because of them and have to say I avoid single-handing at Audlem if I can because they are such a pain as you can't stop the boat anywhere near the locks. I'm not quite done with the Llangollen yet. I'm back at Ellesmere (and possibly need to leave the boat here for a few days) but will do the Mont and probably have another run up to the end with different passengers in the next week or two. I notice the Eisteddfod starts next weekend for a week, does anyone know if this makes Llangollen a place better avoided or visited at that time? I did see a poster saying something about fireworks but there were no details. This is a reason to visit, in my book - can't miss a chance to experience something even louder than my engine! Steve NB Bream
