Crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - A narrowboat journey on the Llangollen canal.

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  • Crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - A narrowboat journey on the Llangollen canal. My journey starts near the Whitehouses tunnel, then continues to Froncysyllte where I stop for water. And then I cross the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to Trevor. I then start heading towards Llangollen. 3rd September 2019.
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  • @lesleym6952
    @lesleym6952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely your aura of greatness!

  • @pjmaynes8747
    @pjmaynes8747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s your Guardian Angel.

  • @robevans2659
    @robevans2659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't think I've ever seen Trevor basin so quiet ...its normally heaving with boats...went past on my bike today. The pub just over the aqueduct in trevor is the Thomas Telford pub run by two good friends of mine Rob n Sarah. Busy in summer with some fine ales and bloody good food (Rob is the chef)

  • @sandihandi7831
    @sandihandi7831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely beautiful and stunning photography. Although I think I would have hid my head under a pillow and hug the cats all the way across. Don't do heights that well. Great job though.

  • @susanmarker2164
    @susanmarker2164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well im not a bit surprised to see your lovely white Aura. .This was an exceptional vlog..The aqueduct is phenominal...really exceptional thank you

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you. I was so lucky with the weather that day. Quite an experience.

  • @patsydundon5420
    @patsydundon5420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant! Thanks

  • @DenWhitton
    @DenWhitton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your Aura Of Greatness is called Heiligenschein and caused either by light passing through dew on the grass, or by your Aura Of Greatness.

  • @mikebrown6805
    @mikebrown6805 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some say, you're bathing in a light of your own genius 😉

  • @christinegibbins6105
    @christinegibbins6105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So beautiful Phil, thank you, a real pleasure to watch and forget the worries of the world for 20 minutes or s, Thank you and take care

  • @anya-3966
    @anya-3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really beautiful - thanks so much for that, and the UFO's were a nice touch, thanks for the laughs.

  • @AR-jx6wr
    @AR-jx6wr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It seems that some of the hire boats are a menace.

  • @AdCurves
    @AdCurves 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 01.28 I see a Wind in the Willows moment

  • @jasonyoder8992
    @jasonyoder8992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is insanely cool. Also crazy to have drive a boat that high up.

  • @susanmarker2164
    @susanmarker2164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually this is a wonderful vlog!.. I guess I think they all are!....lol😹

  • @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
    @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome journey.. peacefull and quiet and an ideal day to be on the viaduct. I've walked across it a few times and have been down the bank (dodgy) to the river Dee to look up at the Aquaduct and spot the leaks in the trough. Marvellous construction. Have alo walked across the Chirk Aqueduct to video the trains on the viaduct.

  • @philippankhurst6680
    @philippankhurst6680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spectacular journey that I never tire off. Many thanks for a lovely piece of film. Aura of greatness - what else could it be ?

  • @tims7793
    @tims7793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great trip, thanks Phil. Perfect spot to moor up at the end there, with the views and the dry, golden fields.

  • @kathleenpenglase6876
    @kathleenpenglase6876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so very much, you bring beauty and peacefulness into this hectic world! thank you sharing such beauty!!

  • @martinlloyd7563
    @martinlloyd7563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the way you show summer cruising when it's winter here, to see the sun is a reminder of what we can look forward to 👍. PS I hope you are keeping safe and well with the current covid crisis.

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. The delay is quite a good thing really.

  • @mrquietu1128
    @mrquietu1128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Phil. Early mornings are clearly the best time to move. I'll keep that in mind.

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely. Or very late evening/night. Of course, then you might struggle to find a mooring spot?

  • @elspethawake4541
    @elspethawake4541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your adventures! That view is spectacular, so clear, and love all the Summer greenery. The platform you stand on being so far above the tiny trough wall, the sheer drop off, and then those flapping noises didn't add any tension at all, haha.

  • @nkiey
    @nkiey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favourite stretches of canal. Lovely video although I still get a queasy feeling on the aqueduct even at this distance. Thank you for posting. All best wishes, Nick

  • @richardfoote4518
    @richardfoote4518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great scenery and very interesting crossing the aqueduct

  • @thecanucklehead7351
    @thecanucklehead7351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really nice 'still' shots of the aqueduct and loved the shadows as you crossed - great timing. Stay safe Phil

  • @nelsonvictory1834
    @nelsonvictory1834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My wife and I enjoyed every minute we are watching more on utube because we are both disabled and have underlying medical problems so thankyou take care you and the cats

  • @tamitng
    @tamitng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice diagram of the journey at the video’s start. The Aura of Greatness is probably the Spirit of someone very close to you who stays nearby. Nice trip! 🍀

  • @sallymander7863
    @sallymander7863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was puzzled by the pale shadowing as well, maybe it was your guardian angel? It did occur to me that one would only have to slip over on the stern deck the wrong way and well . . . 😬. I suppose the cats just slept happily through it all. 😊

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A few people have jumped from there! :-(

    • @sallymander7863
      @sallymander7863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh no, that's really sad. Bless them.

  • @APRAPR-nq2wn
    @APRAPR-nq2wn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ufo's are always a nice touch

  • @NarrowboatPotteries
    @NarrowboatPotteries 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Phil, that was just what was needed.

  • @janeingram7331
    @janeingram7331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't realize how long it took to go over the aqueduct. I timed it at 15 minutes. It seems most boaters speed up their filming when they cross over. Thanks for this view. When I saw the aura I just assumed it was a guardian angel looking over you. Best to you, Jane, Philadelphia

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. It took about 8.5 mins to cross over.

  • @susanmartin1779
    @susanmartin1779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you again for the video, beautiful scenery

  • @annie2950
    @annie2950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vlog. Such wonderful views. Thanks Phil.

  • @TheBoatingAdventure
    @TheBoatingAdventure 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Phil loved the filming especially the shadows of the boat, beautiful. Take care, keep safe. Alan

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. Sunny weather helped. It rained on the way back.

  • @pootle2768
    @pootle2768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was wonderful! Thank you

  • @lindawv9728
    @lindawv9728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed the real time crossing.

  • @stephent1117
    @stephent1117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Keep well and stay safe.

  • @trevordaniel61
    @trevordaniel61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very clever bit of engineering and it looks good , I enjoyed that Phil .. but I think I'll pass on the offer of Waterskiing across , ? LOL

  • @grahambaker5235
    @grahambaker5235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent. Wonderful to cross the aqueduct with you. Mixed with a bit of sadness for us as we have had to cancel our trip this year in September. Looking forward to your next vlogs.

  • @MichiD
    @MichiD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was laughing out loudly when I saw that squirrel! I write a computer game about narrowboating. That includes a task called "Squirrel Hunt". And one squirrel sits exactly on the virtual counterpart of that bridge near Trevor. About that white spot in the shadow. That one just came from the guardian angel on duty on the pontcysyllte. IIRC Michael is on the morning shift.

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think there's a squirrel crossing a bridge in a forthcoming video as well...

  • @NothingToNoOneInParticular
    @NothingToNoOneInParticular 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Isn't this the site that the Two Fat Ladies floated on in an episode? Beautiful.

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    10:58
    UFOs !!!

  • @sharonformella9433
    @sharonformella9433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simply breaktaking. What's the procedure on the long narrow bits as a solo boater? If you met someone coming the other way would one have to reverse up?

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I suppose it would be the boat closest to the wider part of the canal that should reverse?

    • @sharonformella9433
      @sharonformella9433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NarrowboatJourneys That would, of course, be the logical thing to do. :) I'm just amazed at the length of the narrow sections, from what I can see from other TH-cam videos. Not for beginners lol

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Long narrow stretches. It was ok 20 years ago. Busy then but not as crazy as it is now.

  • @Tandan.
    @Tandan. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Phil...you are no1 :)

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. I wish TH-cam felt the same way.

    • @Tandan.
      @Tandan. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i look at your chanel again,again and again,its very good chanel

  • @canadianbacon3007
    @canadianbacon3007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOL @ 11:00

  • @gatsby4985
    @gatsby4985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad you real timed aqueduct crossing. When did you have your first siting of the ’Murgons’.

  • @Richard-dg7bf
    @Richard-dg7bf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Supposedly haunted from suicides...I myself experienced something on a lone nocturnal crossing in winter.

  • @ralphturner3798
    @ralphturner3798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How do they keep one boat from starting at one end at the same time a 2nd boat starts at the other end? Do they have traffic lights?

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sort of thing happens regularly. Probably lots of arguments as well. That's why I crossed over so early in the morning.

    • @ralphturner3798
      @ralphturner3798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NarrowboatJourneys Thanks.

  • @brucesmith2721
    @brucesmith2721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what were those 4 flying saucer things I just saw on this video?

  • @gillywild
    @gillywild 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Phil, how are you holding up in the current craziness?

  • @minnietheminx
    @minnietheminx ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love to do this in a kayak one day. What if someone is coming the other way, or do they have like a traffic light at each end?

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, you just have to look ahead to see if anyone is crossing and wait for them. I expect there are instances of "canal rage" there at times!

  • @JCDiamond
    @JCDiamond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The aura is from the UFOs...

  • @perrymetcalfe
    @perrymetcalfe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    where the ufo's edited in? @ 11 Mins ?

  • @Fur8002
    @Fur8002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ' Haloed Be Thy Name ' haha. I keep meaning to ask, are one of your bikes electric?

    • @NarrowboatJourneys
      @NarrowboatJourneys  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of them is but I'm not sure if it still works?