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belisarius_534And verily it did snow on Friday night. I was due to pick Chris up from her work xmas do which put me on the road just as the minor blizzard was settling. 15 min journey to Stockton Heath took nearly an hour at 15mph in grim conditions. I took a proper skid at one point and bounced off the kerb, then a couple of other people skidded further into the journey and nearly hit me. After collecting the sozzled one, the road back was closed by the police leading to an entertaining detour in the snow.
This morning we got up not so bright and horribly early to brave the M6 for a day's caving. Most of the way to Ingleton, after a confused series of texts, we discovered the horrid truth. While the email about the trip had said the 18th, the organiser (with the ropes, permits etc) had planned it for the 19th! Oh well, not to be dismayed we headed into Ingleton anyway and set off for a walk up towards Ingleborough. The snow had stopped and we had blue skies to go with the inches for fresh snow and ice. In the end we didn't fancy the peak itself, mainly due to the large amount of ice and biting wind, so walked for a couple of hours to the head of the valley and back. Crampons stayed in the bags despite a few arse over tit moments :)
On the way back we dropped into Chris's most requested destination - Blackpool. It was a bit deserted, but the beach was pleasant for a walk, followed by a return leg via amusement arcades, purchase of seaside rock, hot chocolate and a snowman with boobs.
Good day!
This morning we got up not so bright and horribly early to brave the M6 for a day's caving. Most of the way to Ingleton, after a confused series of texts, we discovered the horrid truth. While the email about the trip had said the 18th, the organiser (with the ropes, permits etc) had planned it for the 19th! Oh well, not to be dismayed we headed into Ingleton anyway and set off for a walk up towards Ingleborough. The snow had stopped and we had blue skies to go with the inches for fresh snow and ice. In the end we didn't fancy the peak itself, mainly due to the large amount of ice and biting wind, so walked for a couple of hours to the head of the valley and back. Crampons stayed in the bags despite a few arse over tit moments :)
On the way back we dropped into Chris's most requested destination - Blackpool. It was a bit deserted, but the beach was pleasant for a walk, followed by a return leg via amusement arcades, purchase of seaside rock, hot chocolate and a snowman with boobs.
Good day!
