Caledonian Canal re furb

Lowflyer

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Took a tootle through to Ft Augustas today to see the canal being done up. Only happens very rarely so seeing as how I am " in the profession :)" , thought I would see how it was done in the good old days.
And I have to say, what workmanship form days of old, very, very well constructed.



When you think that no excavators, no cranes etc, bloody hard work.

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Went down via A82, but came back top road

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Great run, not a lot of traffic on the way back, bit of snow melt here and there but otherwise great craic.
 

Mervin

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I do miss trips up to that side of Scotland , such beautiful scenery, and reasonably quiet roads to , and that set of locks is a sight to behold for sure
 

Lowflyer

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Cheers guys,

The last major maintenance work was done many years ago, the most memorable being in the early sixties when it was discovered that there were lots of guns found at the bottom post ww2.
I seem to remember an " armistice" that all guns retrieved after the war had to be handed in, as a result, a few were lobbed into the canal.
My dad had a lugar that he "obtained" from a german officer :) and had it for many years in the house ( no ammo of course ) and it vanished one day. Wonder where it ended up ?? :D:D
Nowadays, a few motorcycles, push bikes and a car was all that was evident.
 

Philwhiskeydrinker

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Nice one John, proper engineering and craftsmanship.

That'll be the reason a friend of a friend had to detour round the top and down the west coast after buying a boat from near Dundee. A bit of a debtor I reckon!

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The Don

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last time I was up there I shared a BBQ with Gordon and about half a million midges ......! Still a fantastic area to visit. Must come back again soon! :)
 

Lowflyer

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Lads,

Anytime you want to come up, give me a shout, you know the craic :)
Would be good to show you around my playpark :thumbsup:

I am now semi retired, so now more time to get it on :D
 
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