On 30 Dec 2008 as I do recall,
Harriet Bazley wrote:
> My brother's wooden narrowboat is about to pass Leicester going south -
> I was a bit surprised to learn that the weather is apparently quite mild
> up there at the moment compared to the hard frost down here in London!
> Has the Grand Union iced up yet further down? They won't be able to
> get through once the canal starts to freeze over....
>
Still on the Soar at Leicester hoping for the ice to clear before the
stoppage hits - doesn't look as if it will, so they'll have to go
through the last lock anyhow and then get frozen in :-(
Not much fun being stuck on the towpath with two small children in an
unconverted back cabin and no facilities, let alone anywhere to empty
the Elsan :-(
I'm just hoping some steel-hulled craft will be trying to nip up before
the stoppage in the other direction and do some ice-breaking on the
section below the lock, otherwise the boat is going to end up marooned
out in open country - no shops, no toilets, no museums and galleries.
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Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==
Confession is good for the soul, but bad for the career.
