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"I never remember the rain. It has to be unusual for it to leave any impression and fire my synapses. Anyway they tell me some stages of the canal walks looked a bit wet. I couldn't tell you which ones they were. I'd have to look at the DVD. If I remember any water it would only be the water in the canals themselves. And then the canal which most fires my synapses has to be the Llangollen Canal. Don't get me wrong; they all had their own magic. But in Wales I had the privilege of steering the narrowboat we had been working with across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. This amazing structure is over one thousand feet long and soars over the River Dee at nearly one hundred and thirty feet. It is spectacular from any viewpoint; from the top or from below. Merely eleven feet wide it almost miraculously carries a footpath, enclosed by a handrail, in parallel with a cast iron trough, which has no safety barrier, over a map-like view of fields and trees. Standing at the tiller I had the sensation of flying as my craft glided not six inches away from a dizzying drop. If ever there was a moment to get me hooked on narrowboating it was this one. Jools was pretty impressed with it too but she made the whole crew gasp when she settled on the narrow ledge on the outer hull with nothing but fresh air between her and infinity. Who said canals are relaxing? It was sunny too. I remember that. " - Janusz Ostrowski, Cameraman |
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