Leaving Ratho - Gordon and Iain |
Our mooring on the aqueduct at the wheel |
The view from our mooring looking east |
and west |
One of the BW trip boats emerging from the wheel |
Looking down on the Royal Proceedings - Iain in foreground |
We have just come into the caisson and the seals have come up. |
Looking north from the caisson
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and north west. Note the plastic flags!
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Myrtle and Ralph on Thomas Telford. What the well dressed people wear in the
presence of HM. Pity the photo doesn't show Ralph's cut away tails! |
Looking back up when we were half way down.
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A rainbow over the visitors centre
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A view of Gamebird under the wheel caissons.
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Going out onto the Forth and Clyde for a twirl. Malcolm, Pam and Ann on board
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Some of the boats moored on the Forth and Clyde for the opening.
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In lock1 on our way back to the wheel from the Forth and Clyde. John in the
bows. |
Waiting to go into the wheel. John busy with his camera.
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A view of the inside of the outer case of the wheel
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We're on the way up. John and Vicki in the bows.
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Half way up. Dragonfly in front. |
We're almost there. Pam (with hat), Lynne (with camera), Ann (in the safety
of the cabin). Good view of the low "wall" which is all that stops
boats going over the edge on entering when coming down.
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Looking back down to the Forth and Clyde |
Dragonfly in top lock of staircase |
Victoria heading for Falkirk tunnel |
Wee Spark also heading for the tunnel |
Falkirk Tunnel |
Some of the boats which moored in Linlithgow basin on the way back. Some had
already left. |
Taken by Eugene |
 taken
by Geoff, note the canal mug, and the sticky bun!
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The sign on the gondola.
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An excellent view taken by Peter Wright |
And tilted by Philip Denby...just shows what you can do with
Paint Shop pro! |
Emerging from the wheel, September 2002. Photo by Peter.
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Crossing the basin, Photo by Peter |
In Jubilee lock, Photo by Peter |
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