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lunch time
beside the third lock. Thought you might like to see these pics of our annual dawdle along the Montgomery canal. The "Monty" runs down to Newtown ( near us ) from near Llangollen, joining with the national canal network there, so you could - if you had time - journey to London and beyond by canal. It was built around 150 years ago, to bring in coal and limestone, and take woollen goods down to London. Believe it or not, mail order was started in Newtown, using the canal system. Anyway, to try and keep the canal open, all sorts of events are held, and the yearly dawdle is an institution. Alex has taken part for years, and has a stack of brass plaques to prove it! Anyone can take part, all sorts of boats are propelled along the 6 miles or so (different stretch of water each year) from canoes to rowing boats, little inflatable jobs and even 2 coracles. So they begin around 10am, dawdle along through a couple of locks, have lunch ......... then dawdle on to the end, where everyone receives a brass plaque. Such a gentle day, and today the weather was perfect, blue sky and sun, so even if
last gang
coming through the lock you fell in, you didn't mind (much).
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i wish i could have been there!!! must have been a wonderful day.