Thomas Telford - what a guy! He engineered so much across our country. Have navigated a narrowboat once and have portaged our kayaks around many.
Thomas Telford - what a guy! He engineered so much across our country. Have navigated a narrowboat once and have portaged our kayaks around many.
Absolutely agree, and it is a little sad he gets overlooked in the populist psyche by Isambard Kingdom Brunel but his contribution to civil engineering was huge and diverse.
Kayaking the more rural stretches of canals must be a glorious way to spend the day, how do the fishermen and narrow boats treat kayakers on the network?
To be honest they are, as a rule all very accommodating. Sure, there the occasional morons but we tend to travel with our club, so when there is a few of us it’s a bit easier.