Toddling up to Trevor, and a fine boat for sale.

Anyone looking for a quality widebeam boat would be hard-pressed to find one as good as Still Rockin’, George and Carol’s vessel usually based on the Thames. The couple have decided it’s time for a change, so SR is for sale.
Bespoke designed and fitted out by a well established builder, she’s been well maintained and is in immaculate condition. The advertisement is on Apollo Duck here, well worth a look if you’re in the market.

We left the moorings outside the Poachers on Tuesday, heading upstream to cross back into Wales over Chirk Aqueduct.

I can’t resist taking the picture…

The sun was behind us as we entered the following tunnel, lighting up the interior brickwork for 50 yards.




We continued on past Chirk Marina and through Whitehouse Tunnel, tying up on the moorings between the tunnel and Bridge 26W, surprisingly empty.

After a day off yesterday with a few odd jobs to do, we left this morning, later than usual after 11:00. The last couple of nights have been colder than of late, with a brisk north-westerly blowing. So we left it until the sun had warmed the air a little. It was still chilly though.

Along the channel above the Dee


We negotiated Fron Lift Bridge and swung right, past the long-term moorings and pulled in to fill the water tank. Not before time, the pump had started to suck air during the washing machine’s rinse cycle earlier.

It was cold and blowy crossing Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the wind pushing us against the towpath fender.


But at least we couldn’t go anywhere but straight on!



We’d decided to try for Trevor Basin, hoping for space there, so threaded our way between the Anglo-Welsh hire boats and under Scotch Hall Bridge. The dredgers had long gone, leaving plenty of water under the bridge. A welcome change from the bottom-dragging progress we’ve had in the past.


There was only one boat here, and they left an hour after we arrived, so we pulled back to where they’d moored. We were on the bollards near the bridge at first, a potentially awkward spot for boats coming through the bridge and wanting to turn around.

We’ll stay here for the weekend now. The weather looks like it’s going to be a bit grim again, and we’ve Richard and Ruth delivering fuel on Sunday. It should be the last van delivery they make, C&RT intend to re-open Hurleston Locks around the 17th of March, so they’ll be bringing the fuel boat Mountbatten up to supply us boaters from the water.

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