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Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 09 7:13 pm Post subject: SNOW
It's here, as of this morning! Not 'here' here but where I do my bus run there were cars with six inches of settled snow on them. About 20k into the Massif Central from here but in early December that is rather early in our experience. We had a long hot summer but batten down the hatches I reckon as we are in for a long winter ...

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 09 7:14 pm Post subject:
We've had a sprinkling, further up the mountain than where we are, but it's due to warm up again after the weekend..... fingers crossed

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 09 8:44 am Post subject:
Is this enough for you Penny? Hopefully it will have cleared by boxing day when you cross. We are driving to England tomorrow in that there van, snow or no snow!

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 09 10:01 am Post subject:
Looks lovely!!! Bet It'll be dark when we go through the pretty bits

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 09 10:23 am Post subject:
That looks lovely Simon. We have a hard frost on this side of the valley but I can see grren fields and sun on the other side. The Met reckon the chances of a white Christmas are too close to call.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 09 10:25 am Post subject:
Safe driving Simon, have a good trip.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 09 11:13 am Post subject:
Via Dover? Check the roads in Kent, first, very heavy snow there ( by wussy UK standards) and more on its way.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 09 5:14 am Post subject:

gardening-girl wrote:

Safe driving Simon, have a good trip.

Thanks, setting off in half an hour, should be daylight in an hour or two. Thanks for the tips. Will traverse Kent slowly.

Safe journey Penny!

Bulgarianlily

Joined: 01 Jun 2008
Posts: 1667
Location: South West Mountains of Bulgaria

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 09 7:35 am Post subject:
Hurrray we have a rock hard frost and the mud is all gone, bliss... and the mountains look fabulous, in every sense of the world. We have a range to the West that looks just like the illustrations of the Misty Mountains!

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 22780
Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 09 11:14 am Post subject:
No snow here but a fairly serious frost also. Having said that the field opposite doesn't look as dramatically white as it did earlier. A.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 09 11:17 am Post subject:
VERY cold here and a bit of snow overnight. A few large flakes falling on and off but not enough for skiing EV

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 09 11:52 am Post subject:
20cm of snow here this morning.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 09 9:39 am Post subject:
Hey Boisdevie, just the man. Do you know of a campsite somewhere near Boulogne that is open all year? We don't need the facilities other than to hook up the leccie as it was really cold on the way up and we need the heater on. Cheers.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 09 8:48 pm Post subject:
'Sok Penny! We made it back for Christmas Eve and the roads are all clear to here. I doubt you will get worse weather further South so your boxing day journey should be a smooth one. Safe trip. S

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 09 10:52 pm Post subject:

Simon wrote:

Do you know of a campsite somewhere near Boulogne that is open all year?

Advance warning!

There don't appear to be any. And it is plipping cold out at this time of year so if you happen to be travelling through France I recommend lots of covers and hot water bottles.

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