seemingly

Ice has gone and the temperature has risen - to a sweltering 4.5 now. Having managed to push over 900 miles this week, and it's only Thursday, I for one am pleased to see the tarmac again! However, the good old Bristish roads have taken the usual pounding, and the potholes and rough roads, have managed to take a toll on my back, courtesy of the most rubbish car I have driven for around 15 years - an Audi A4. Hopeless car, and extreme in its discomfort to say the least!! Even its satnav finds the longest possible way from Southampton to Brinklow. Tell it to do the quickest route, that apparantly is via every town centre, and not on the M40!!!!
Still I guess the next thing will be daffs and bluebells. The marina is fantastic in the spring, partly because of the masses of spring flowers that the harbour team have planted all around. The sky at least cheers everyone up, and makes it look good, soon be time to get out.

Marooned - part 2

Ok - so the village is ice locked, but so is K2. So ice locked that she doesn't rock or even creak anymore! in fact no point in having mooring lines!! looks like you can walk across the ice - but don't try it, if you visit!

But today a thaw is on. Ice and snow melting gently - although more forecast during the week if you believe the weather man. Which I don't, seeing as we should have the warmest winter, and had a tropical summer - neither of which happened. More and more I'm beginning to be a climate change sceptic - seems that not all science agrees with the Co2 theory, but that fact seems to be glossed over. Climate change FACT, ranks up there with evolution FACT. Neiter proved - both just a theory, and both with very relevant opposing views that seem to be ignored by most.

However I am enjoying the coldest winter on record...

Marooned

No not on K2 - although there are a lot of stories of that on the canals - stuck in ice with no water and a full toilet - not fun! No I'm marooned on land!!

There are 2 ways out of the village. One is down into the village and out the other side, and the other is - well, closed apparantly.

In fairness a lorry jacknifed on one of the corners yesterday, and hasn't been recovered as yet, so it is physically closed! as a neighbour in his 4x4 found out when he tootled off to see!!

The road on the right is the village road, and is one sheet of ice - I couldn't walk on it, let alone put a 2 wheel drive car onto it! In fairness the Quattro got out - although isn't back yet! - but my car remained off road!