Day 12:The lovely 'Mere's'

28th August. We had spent a night on the canal, in the woods, beside a lake! Yes, all in one place. This Llangollen canal was full of surprises!

Beside Blake Mere, just after The short Ellesmere tunnel, we watched a lone swan on the other side of the lake. With 2 other boats for company, we felt safe. Woods after dark are a spooky place!

We had come up the 6 locks at Grindley Brook with no delays. On our return, it was a different story with a 5 boat queue in front of us. We eventually got down the flight and motored on and about a mile past Marbury Lock, we moored for the night in open countryside.