Storm Ciara made her presence felt on Saturday night, and all through yesterday we were bumped and jostled by strong gusts of wind and battered by periods of torrential rain.
Several canals were blocked due to fallen trees, and the river navigations were closed with rising water levels.
But we got off pretty lightly compared to some of those on on Scottish borders and in the valleys of Calderdale and the Eden.
Today has been better, less windy and even a bit of sunshine, but colder, cold enough for some of the showers to turn wintry…
We have snow!
It’s supposed to stay windy tomorrow then there’s a brief reprieve on Wednesday. We’ll probably move on a little tomorrow, but save the locks at New Marton for the lighter winds. They are exposed to the west, making getting on to the landings challenging when it’s windy.
We’re heading back to Ellesmere for Mags to have another follow-up blood test to make sure that all is still well. But that’s not until a week on Tuesday morning so we can pick and choose our cruising days. We’ll be stopping at the tunnel for me to trip up to Chirk for some fresh groceries, and for Meg’s new meds, ready for her to start them next weekend.
About the planned Pontcysyllte Aqueduct emptying – I heard through the grapevine, though not officially, that there were issues with extracting water from the Dee to maintain the level downstream of the aqueduct. With the channel closed a supply to keep Hurleston Reservoir topped up would have to come up from the river using pumps. Only emptying it partway means that a steady flow can be maintained by allowing water in at the upstream end and pumping it out at the other.
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