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Just Edinburgh side of the Falkirk tunnel is the "laughin and greetin" bridge. There are faces on each side of the bridge looking very different.

It is said they represent the faces of the two contractors who built the canal. One had the easy job of constructing the level canal towards Edinburgh while the other had the difficult job of digging Falkirk Tunnel and constructing the flight of locks to joint the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Laughin & Greetin Bridge

We made our final rotation today as we descended the wheel around lunchtime. We were descending early to allow Andrew to catch a train home early afternoon before taking a scout group off to camp tomorrow.

We just beat the weather with only a very light drizzle. All the other hire boats with a Saturday handover descended later in the afternoon in pouring rain with a nice crosswind. There’s certainly a lot of weather in the top gondola.

Tomorrow we have to pack the car and drive home. It may be late so don’t hold you breath waiting for a blog tomorrow.

Laughin & Greetin Bridge

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