The slight thaw on Monday proved to be a false dawn. The ice refused to melt and we were frozen in for the rest of the week. We spent the week walking along the canal or into Alvechurch village interspersed with the occasional visit to the Weighbridge
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| Boat stranded further along the cut |
The following pictures provide some idea of the conditions outside the boat. Inside we were very comfortable and in the end only had to leave the boat on the Saturday (a day early) because a pump out was required and the water in the boatyard had refrozen so we couldn’t even move the boat a few yards.
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| Kids tobogging outside Alvechurch |
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| More ducks |
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| Towpath Alvechurch (1) |
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| Towpath Alvechurch (2) |
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| Towpath Alvechurch (3) |
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| Boats iced in at Alvechurch Boatyard |
