Winter is here!

[john]

At least we haven't seen any snow yet, apart from a few bits of sleet, but winter is well and truly on us! Only at the beginning of last week i was thinking about getting the caravan out of storage and having a long weekend away down in Yorkshire.It was so warm at the time i thought it would be nice to take in some of the Christmas markets.
Then on Tuesday the talk of the winds and snow started and i began to lose my nerve. I thought about hanging on until Thursday morning and maybe making a last minute booking if the weather looked reasonable.
When i woke up on Thursday morning it was blowing a hooley! No way was i going to take the caravan out in that I thought, well maybe Friday would bring an improvement. It was nice and sunny, a little breezy and fine for towing. I thought i would go for it.......until i stepped outside with the dogs for their morning walk. It was bitterly cold! Back indoors i laid the fire ready to light when i got back from the walk, logs stacked up, put a couple of bottles of wine in the fridge for the evening and turned up the central heating a couple of notches. This weekend was going to be spent in comfort........and the caravan was staying put!

[kefallon]

Even us southern softies have been suffering with the weather,it has hardly got light in the last two days and some amazing hail storms. Still only a week and we are escaping down to the sun for a cruise on the Rd Sea, got the bug last year and its great to escape from the British winter.

[Phil]

The softies in the SE might get some northern weather tomorrow evening? ...........

[john]

At least we haven't had the snow bringing the country to a standstill (so far!) like we had last year!
Enjoy your cruise Martin, like us, you were worried about being around so many people all the time. I really isn't like that at all and you can always find a really quiet spot if you want one. It is a magical experience and as you say, to get away in winter is an added bonus!