Floods

MrM and I decided to venture out for a stroll while MrM's dad got down to the serious business of listening to the Boxing-Day football. A huge amount of flooding in the valleys but, fortunately, so far there seems to be no serious damage in this area.

We headed for the lakes near Powburn, thinking that the footpaths would be relatively dry underfoot. Wrong! Totally impassable after a few hundred yards in one direction, and after a short while we came to a halt in the other direction too. Path to the footbridge completely under water. Nice to get out for a while, however, short.

We persuaded MrM's dad to come out to the pub for a drink in the evening - he rarely gets out when he's at home, and he seemed to enjoy it, despite the very rowdy element in the bar!