Barging About: Llangollen Canal – Day 3

It is amazing how quickly unfamiliar becomes familiar. Four people squeezed into a confined space, in a strange environment and you soon find yourself adopting roles and ‘owning territory’.

Yesterday I was handed the tiller as the barge needed to navigate a series of bends and bridges, it was the equivalent of giving a learner driver their first drive on the M25!

It is also amazing how the scenery changes so much from one stretch to the next, especially when you consider we didn’t travel 10 miles. One minute woodland, the next, beautiful hills.

Today, by pure chance I got to ‘drive’ the same stretch, including some very tricky bridges and passing manoeuvres. It is fascinating to watch ‘learning by doing’ in action and just how effective it is.

Tags: barge, wales

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