Thankfully, only a few inches of snow settled during the night, and the temperature stayed the right side of freezing to stop everything turning to ice, and traffic was running freely, except that the road running past Kenilworth Castle was made impassible for a while by water over-flowing a low lying section of main road still known as 'The Ford', causing congestion elsewhere. Our route out of town, when we left at noon was not at all busy.
It neither rained now snowed, while we travelled, despite being overcast. By the time we reached the M50, we drove out from beneath the pall of cloud into bright sunshine and blue skies. The weather system producing traffic chaos didn't extent Westwards into Wales, so we were most fortunate to have a trouble free drive, all the way.
I'm glad to have a day in hand to organise myself properly for travelling to Switzerland, as I have an early start on Friday morning, catching the coach to Bristol Airport at nine. No sooner than I've unpacked from our Christmas trip, it's time to get ready for the next. A bigger suitcase than usual is needed for the extra wollens. Montruex Church Warden Jane phoned me this evening and said that there'll be no church car, as it was more than it was worth to bring it up to the Swiss equivalent of our MOT. I'll buy a month's abonnement demi-tarif fare card instead, and share the cost with the chaplaincy. It works for nearly all public transport, as I found last time.
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