Would you prefer to cross an aquaduct by foot or boat?

[purplepoppy]

The pictures are of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct, as you can see people like to cross by foot, canoe, narrowboat etc. And yes occasionally fall off. It's about 126ft high and takes roughly 15 mins to walk.

But how would you prefer to cross?

Foot or bike

Narrowboat

Canoe

Yacht

Speedboat

Horse

Updates

+1 y

Best death there so far was a guy crossing at night when it was icy and fell in the water banging his head.

[EmmaMary]

OMG... I have walk over that very aqueduct many times in both my teens with my parents, and in my early twenties with my then boyfriend who's now my husband.

Many, many happy and wonderful memories indeed... Huge thanks Poppy darling for reminding me of them. ❤

[EmmaMary]

Gosh... Thank you so very much indeed @purplepoppy for the MHO. x

[A_Bell]

I'd rather cross in the canyon. Or go somewhere else.

[Lliam]

What a cool aqueduct. We don't have anything like that in the U. S.
I think I'd prefer to take the narrow boat. But what would be fun is one of these

[AviatorTom]

A canoe would be fun. Just wide enough for two canoes to pass in opposite directions. I'd be on the inside so I don't fall off.

[bean2k21]

Americans have much more sophisticated ways of transporting water that aren't so dangerous or unattractive.

[Chazmatazz269]

There are aqueducts in the US.

[TonyV]

Yeah like the one used in all kinds of movies, grease, terminator 2, gone in 60 seconds remake, and one of the transformers all come to mind.

[Chazmatazz269]

Seems like it wouldn’t take much to add on a guardrail for the boaters and floaters.

[goaded]

Where's the fun in that? :)

[Chazmatazz269]

You’ve got me there. Ell oh ell! There’s probably a chance they were going to build something but locals cried, “But you’ll ruin the view!”. Ell oh ell! People are nutz.

[OddBeMe]

Does the waterway just end on either side? Usually cities have kayak routes like it does bikes.

[purplepoppy]

No, it's part of the llangollen canal, about 40 miles long then that joins to the shropshire canal and so on right across the uk

[SnowedIn]

Foot. I like to stop and look at stuff. Drives my family nuts.

[NathanDavis]

I'm all for experiences...

how about a monocycle, on the railing...

[exitseven]

I pick the speedboat. Maybe I would waterski behind it.

[douride2]

The only way I could cross that is if I was unconscious. Me & heights don't get on well.

[SomeGuyCalledTom]

That seems really dangerous? But aqueducts are a nice part of our cultural heritage so I wouldn't want to see them closed. Suffice to say, I'd walk.

[Walrus_au]

headbanging is to be done at your own risk no AC/DC

[dustybiker]

I’m all in for trying the speedboat.

[Fuentes]

You couls fly off lol

[dustybiker]

That’s the thrill of risk!! 😎

[EmmaMary]

@dustybiker

Now why doesn't that surprise me! 😂

[dustybiker]

@EmmaMary 😎

[Zolly99999]

In those pics.. by foot.. it would be a huge waste of time doing it by water

[Andres77]

not with kids...

[ArtemisSilver]

Boat me, I like things a little wet 😸

[Fuentes]

I'm walking that thing on foot lol

[dustybiker]

I could have guessed you’d say that. 😏(😁)

[Fuentes]

@dustybiker it's the safest bet I don't wanna fall off llol

[dustybiker]

I’m just proud of you for participating this time. lmao 😎

[Fuentes]

@dustybiker I am always a team player, how dare you accuse me of being nothing but hahahaha

[dustybiker]

Oh you did not just say that. lmao 😁
@msputiton

[Msputiton]

@dustybiker he a team player as long as it's not sus. But i think he finds 99.9% of things to be sus🤷🏾‍♀️
So yeah this is difficult to comment on

[Fuentes]

@Msputiton it really is SuS lolol

[Msputiton]

It is definitely not something i would attempt.
That looks like a death wish

[dustybiker]

@Msputiton lmao

[dustybiker]

Whoops meant to double tag that @Fuentes

[Fuentes]

@dustybiker told I am a team player lolol

[Fuentes]

Told you*

[dustybiker]

@Fuentes smh 😁

[Sparkie460]

I'll walk across

[Debbie14217]

i love horses

[Anonymous]

Canoe

[Luopio27]

Looks too dangerous.