Weather Report..................

[Val54]

Much calmer here this morning; grey,dry and bit breezy ........ not bad for December

 

[Lee]

Milder but damp down here hopefully no rain as we're walking the Thames Path in London today.

 

[Deleted member 11]

Mild and drizzly in Devon

 

[Full Member]

Yesterday's bike ride alongside the Upper Peak Canal was both fun and interesting.
The Navigation at Bugsworth is at the upper end of the canal so I cycled roughly north-west (towards Manchester). Canals often have lots of industrial archeology associated with them and the Upper Peak Canal is no exception. The first thing that struck me was how well and effectively the original surveyors had planned the route of the canal. The countryside is hilly so the canal hugs the hillside above the River Goyt for miles with no locks, passing by New Mills (you can imagine what was built there) to Marple where the canal joins the Cheshire Canal Ring - six canals which link together to provide over 150 km of waterway.
At Marple Junction I turned and pottered back to Bugsworth, passing a couple of swing bridges:



.....an interesting canal boat (try zooming in on it's supposed geographical range):





....past several original pinch points built into the canal to enable boards:



....to be dropped into slots:



...so that the canal could be drained for maintenance. These days much shorter lengths of canal are drained for maintenance using modern materials:



On arriving back at The Navigation I continued up the Peak Forest Tramway for a couple of kilometres until the gravel became uncomfortable on the Brompton. In places the original stone sleepers used on the horse drawn tramway are visible:



As I arrived back at the Moho the rain started.
Whew!

Colin

 

[Full Member]

Today it's grey, very mild (11°C right now) with occasional light rain at Bugsworth.
So ......... probably no bike ride today.

Colin

 

[2cv]

Back in Glasgow and it’s dry for now and 8 degrees.Plenty of hefty looking showers visible in the distance. ️🌤

 

[trixie88]

last few days have been blustery...in fact blowing a hoolie at times.......same for today.......wind blowing everything around......whistling down chimneys....howling around the house....

 

[Pauljenny]

Nice, fair winter day.
Almost too warm to qualify for brandy in the coffee, at 11 am.
Sitting on my sun lounger of pain, I processed the olive crop for curing.
It's a week since my spectacular fall from the tree, I'm reducing the painkillers and feel more like pottering .
The sunshine helps.

 

[Jeanette]

This morning it was fine with sunshine after dinner then the wind started by late afternoon it was blowing a hoolie and still windy tonight

 

[2cv]

Just drizzle and 8 degrees for now, becoming very wet and very windy later. 🌧🌬

 

[The laird]

Damp but not cold or windy here in w lothian

 

[Full Member]

Here at Bugsworth the sky is mainly grey with the sun managing to poke the occasional hole through the greyness. It's still, dry and about 8°C.
So I'll go for a bike ride........
........................................with Stitch (Ian).

Colin

 

[Val54]

More blue than grey in Cheshire at the moment, just prepping the van for a trip to York and Skipton next week ..........

 

[Pauljenny]

Regret to report that it is a perfect day for topping up my suntan .
The only downside is brandyless coffee and the days are too short.

 

[Campervanannie]

Weather is lacking in snow at Bugsworth so Santa is stopping off until he can fly

 

[Pauljenny]

I don't think Santa has spent too much time at the North pole lately..
Seems to have a suntan.?

 

[Jeanette]

Today has been dry and sunny and not overly cold tonight it’s blowing a hoolie and it seems as if we’ve had a slight shower earlier

 

[The laird]

Very strong winds and heavy heavy rain during the night

 

[Deleted member 11]

Same in Devon, Gordon - grim innit

 

[2cv]

Breezy and showery, 6 degrees at present. ️