Aylesbury winter weather

The Weather

Everywhere had some harsh weather this winter, and Aylesbury was no exception. We had very high winds at times, heavy rain, sharp frost, and deeper than usual snow. Then the “Beast from the East” met storm Emma from the West and freezing snowy conditions gripped the country for two weeks at the end of February.

People often ask “Is it cold on the boat?”  Usually the answer is “No, we just keep putting more coal into the Squirrel Stove”. This time we had two occasions when some cold wind was finding its way through the boat, causing draughts.  We stuffed kitchen roll into gaps round the side doors, and closed the interior doors, and we were OK.

Here are a few photos we took of the more dramatic occasions.

Snowing in Aylesbury 10th December

Iced in

 The view from the function room

 Sunset the next day

 The snow and ice melted, then it froze again  12th December

 18th December - deep frost, and patterns on the car windscreen

 Frosty cobwebs 24th February

Here comes the ice again 25th February

 Then snow on top of the ice 27th February

 Frozen Canal 27th February

 Snow forming and falling inside under the stern canopy 1st March

Snowy boats looking from the function room 2nd March

Iced in again 2nd March with a treacherous access ramp

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