As everyone knows we Brits love to talk about the weather... for those who don't really know us that's because under normal circumstances no two days are ever the same.
Last Sunday's weather forecast said this area was going to be dull and overcast, however the day turned out to be bright, sunny and very warm... just goes to show what the weather wizards know! Having decided to take advantage of an early start we undertook a trip to the
Ships Graveyard at Purton in Gloucestershire. Having wandered among the hulks we hit the
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal bank and walked through to
Sharpness Dock. Towards the old dock entrance and modern day marina is an area where enthusiasts 'park' their canal barges - there are literally hundreds of them!
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| Canal barges at Sharpness - Sunday |
As you can see from the above photograph, Sunday was a lovely day. Compare that sunny image to one of the images I took in damp, overcast
Newport on Monday morning:
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| City Footbridge, Newport - Monday |
Tuesday's forecast was sunny intervals and indeed the morning wasn't bad at all, quite warm with some nice sunshine. The afternoon was wet and dismal. Yesterday was a mixture of sunshine and cloud with the occasional light rain shower. Here's a mobile phone image I captured during a sunny period yesterday morning:
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| Transporter Bridge, Newport - Wednesday |
So far today has been broadly similar to yesterday with the addition of some wind, but without the rain... are you starting to build up a picture of the average British Summertime here? With such variation in our weather is there any wonder we Brits discuss it at every given opportunity?
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