peteuk wrote: > --- In [email protected], Michael Askin <mykas...@...> > wrote: >> >> Favourite lock flights... I quite like Farmers Bridge, especially >> since some locks are close enough to jump ship as the boat leaves the >> lock, close the gate while the boat finds its way into the next lock, >> then run to the top paddles to stop the boat hitting the gate! >> >> Stockton also seemed to go smoothly even though I did it single >> handed in the dark! >> >> Hatton while pretty is a few locks too many in one run, especially >> with them many turn paddles - but boy are them locks good at filling >> and emptying. >> >> However, Hillmorton are the most fun, as you can play with two locks >> at a time, and also have races. The trick is knowing which are the >> quickest! :-) >> > > My favourite flight must be Frankton partly for the same reasons that > Mac favours the Rochdale nine. > The views are much better than the nine as well, and from a > restoration point of view, the whole Mont should be everyones > favourite anyway. > > Regards > Pete > www.thecanalshop.com
I'll second that. We did the navigable bit of the Mont last year, it's really nice - especially after the hussle and bustle of the main Llangollen (not the Prees branch though, where we moor, that's nice and quiet - dead ends often are!) Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
