Waring's Wharf to King's Norton Junction.
Television pictures of major flash flooding, cars up to their roof in water and home owners surveying the aftermath. A major drought situation is followed by epic deluge. In places a months rainfall apparently arrived within an hour. Global weather patterns are changing and this is this a portent of the future. A future with global warming seemingly the driver.
There is a temptation to blame every major weather incident on global warming. and for a time I was like one of the "Flat Earth" society believers. However, unusual weather patterns on a global scale seem to give more credibility to the "pro global warming" camp as opposed to the "anti global warming" pundits.
We said goodbye to Mick and Nick as Waring's Wharf and were under way again by 10:30. The sky looked leaden with rain that would arrive at almost any moment. On our cruise to King's Norton we only experienced two short showers. Our first stop was at Lyon's boatyard for a pump-out and to top up the tank with diesel.
As we approached King's Norton Junction the wind suddenly arrived and stated to whip the trees around. Then a heavy shower started, so we called a halt to the day and moored up.
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| Four Spotted Chaser © Stephen Burch |
Not many boats on the move today.
Daily Total
Miles: 7.7Locks: 1
Swing/Lift Bridges: 2
Tunnels: 1
Pump Outs: 1
Engine Hours: 9.9
Diesel: 40L
Accumulated Totals
Miles: 964.2Locks: 722
Swing / Lift Bridges: 119
Tunnels: 8
Pump Outs: 11
Engine Hours: 2247.3
Diesel: 40L (49.57)
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