The joy of central heating!

How lovely it was to get up this morning to the boat being warm.  It was especially lovely when I looked at our little weather station and saw that it was minus 4 outside.  I went back for the camera and poked my hand outside the zip of the cratch to take a photo.  It was so cold out there!  The pontoons were completely white and the marina frozen over.

We still had a little movement in the boat so the ice on the water can't be too thick.  The four day forecast I copied into the blog a couple of days ago showed four nights well below freezing.  I was thinking we might be well frozen in then.  The forecast today is a little less extreme although we'll still have 3 nights in a row below zero.

Weather for Stone, UK

Currently : -1°C Clear

Tue : Mostly sunny, Max 5° Min -3°

Wed : Cloudy, Max 3° Min -2°

Thu : Partly sunny, Max 4° Min 2°

Fri : Chance of rain, Max 8° Min 4°

 
I just love days like today.  Despite it being really cold, it cleared to a sunny day.  Mick was happily pottering with his chores outside and as I sat working I could hear him chatting to our neighbours.  He came in just after 2pm calling out for me to bring the camera outside.  When I got out, Barry and Carol from nb Winton's Folly were looking over but I don't think that was the photo Mick wanted.  He'd spied the tap a few boats down - it had been dripping all night and despite the sun having been out all morning there was still a huge icicle beneath it.

Mick has finished the front corner where the little Acorn Aarrow stove will go.  Now we just need to go and order it.

Photos :
1. A very chilly morning
2. Frozen marina and icy boats
3. Barry and Carol (nb Winton's Folly) - don't they look happy!
4. Dripping tap
5. Glorious sunny day
6. Ready for the stove