Expedition to Rugby

This morning we woke up to find we had got another three inches of snow, but we fancied a trip out. So we called the Stagecoach bus company and they said "yep, we're up and running but we may be a bit late"......so we set of for Crick again to catch the 10.40 bus to Rugby which turned up at 11.00am. We couldn't believe the snow still around for this length of time and we know this furry friend couldn't either. He was looking for a place to hide, but was snowed out.

On walking down the lane to Crick you can see how much snow we've had. This road had been salted as there is a salt box at the top of the hill, but cars we're still struggling to get up here.

When we got into Rugby the snow had turned to rain, so conditions were getting better. The market was in town with a lot of fresh vegetables, but it was quite dead in places. We had to pick and choose which cafe to eat in as a lot of them seemed empty with no atmosphere.

But we managed to get all the things we went for and had a lovely time there. We got the bus back and got back to Derwent6 about 4.00pm, just before the rain become a bit heavy. We then fitted some of the bits and pieces we had got and then sat back and listened to the rain....

The rain is supposed to be turning to snow again tonight and the winds are getting up, but it is a bit warmer. If things don't get better tomorrow we will be barrowing water back to Derwent6, but we still can't believe the water tank has lasted eleven days (touch wood)