| A week on a narrow boat cruising along the Llangollen and Montgomery Canals. The trip started with a trip across the spectacular Pontcyscyllte Acquaduct, which crosses the river Dee.
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| Just drive it in a straight line, Rachel!
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| The River Dee below us.
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| The Chirk acquaduct, helping to separate Wales and...
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| ...England!
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| Picking blackberries along the towpath, for a flan for lunch.
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| Aforementioned lunch.
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| An encounter with a group of angry bullocks persuades us to change the route of our walk (apart from Chris, who barged straight through them!)
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| Saint Winifred's well
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| The marina in Ellesmere
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| Working our way down a staircase lock
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| Relaxing at Marbury Parish church
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| Finally, some lovely weather and dinner on the towpath.
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| An advert for Abbott Ale
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| Narrow boats used to be pulled by horses, now they are pulled by families.
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| The crew!
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| Musical steering
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| Our last night, some sunshine, a barbeque, and a traditional game of "pratting about".
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| Back over the Pontcysyllte Acquaduct to get back to the boatyard
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