Wednesday: Canals and pubs

The Canal Boat


We got up late again, so we didn't get into Llangollen until just after 12pm. We booked tickets for a 2pm canal boat trip, then went to visit the ducka again with a loaf of bread and some old hotdog rolls that we didn't eat on sunday.
The cruise was great, 2 hours on a canal boat, over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (built by Thomas Telford for those who are interested), and back along the Langollen Canal down the Dee Valley. It was really peaceful and the views were amazing, but I don't think Pete appreciated it as much as I did.
After the canal we ended up in the pub again after going to see if the Doctor Who museum was still open (it has closed down :-( ). In the pub we met Tony, Leanne and Sabre who should have gone home that morning (back to Widnes), but when they came to start the car, found that it had died on them. Not being members of the RAC or AA, they had to phone a local garage to go and pick it up, and now have to wait until friday for it to be fixed.
Tony was fuming, as, having worked at garages on and off since he was 15, and having stripped and rebuilt several engines by himself, he knew that the garage was taking the piss with what they were charging and how long they were taking over it. Plus the fact the Garage owner's attitude was dreadful.
WE spent the rest of the evening in the pub, getting drunk and talking to random welsh people. I have to say that the people in Llangollen are extremely friendly and will talk to anyone. Towards the end of the night we were invited to a 40th birthday party, unfortunately it was for friday and we couldn't go. The party was for a lady called Debbie, who was lovely, but unfortunately looked like a man in drag. Her husband was very drunk, small, skinny and bald as a coot and thought he was Rocky Balboa. They were a very odd, but really friendly couple. After moving onto another pub with some young Welsh lads for a lock in, we got back to the campsite at about 12.30 am. Pete stayed up drinking with Tony and Leanne, while I went to bed, absolutely exhausted.