Tuesday 13 January 2015

OK I Give Up!

is this a boat train,


or a train boat? thanks to steep variations in elevation, Poland's Elbląg Canal is broken up into short strips of water that are separated by stretches of land that make the course traditionally unnavigable,

for the technical, the canal deals with the 99.5m difference in water levels by means of a system of slipways, locks, dams and safety gates, five slipways carry boats across dry land on rail-mounted trolleys, in the summer months, pleasure boat cruises are readily available and very popular, the total length of the canal is in excess of 80km and it takes about 11 hours to get from one end to the other, what a neat way to travel.


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