Synopsis: Once again the snows had fallen overnight, a covering of about 8-10cms. I had an appointment in town, so I packed a lunch and camera and went walk-about around the city.
I had to go to town for an appointment I was subsequently to find had been cancelled because of the weather. This did at least get me up and in town early. The walk into town took me a good twenty minutes longer than usual because of the snow that had fallen overnight. I knew things were going to be difficult when I looked out of my window first thing and saw that the road had not been cleared of snow. For some reason the gritter lorries had not cleared my road, which is unusual, as it’s a bus route.
As previously mentioned, my appointment had been cancelled because of the bad weather, signalled by a notice taped to one of the windows by the door. It might have been helpful to have had advance notice of this, but until someone invents the Internet, there’s evidently little chance of that happening.
Looking for a bus? It will be here somewhere, they all are.
First port of call, the bus station to use their toilets, where I’m immediately enmeshed in a Polish enclave of Stagecoach drivers drinking coffee, as buses were obviously going nowhere as yet. If you wanted a bus, this is where you’d find it.
High Street
It felt a little odd wondering around the city centre as it was so quiet. Quite a number of shops were closed and those that were open were almost empty. People were obviously struggling to get out today, and this being so close to Christmas too; this weather can’t be good for business
The Quay - Cricklepit Bridge
The River Exe had frozen over, which doesn’t happen very often. The last time I recall this occurring was Christmas 1989. The Exeter Ship Canal has been frozen over for more than a couple of weeks and was today white with snow from last night’s fall.
To be honest, there’s little more for me to say, as I think the photos speak louder than words, so if you want to know what today was like in Exeter, please browse my photo set on Flickr (link above).
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 9.6 miles
Moving Time: 4hrs 2min
Stopped Time: 1hr 44min
Total Ascent: 278 metres
Maximum Elevation: 62 metres
Buses: (None)
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