Ice Boat

Ice boat
@Ronrybs (17849)
London, England
January 22, 2017 1:58pm CST
I think this morning was the coldest of the winter, so far, and I decided to explore the, sort of, polar landscape along the canal. The sunken boat, that I wrote about in November, hasn't moved, but it is lower in the water. At the moment, like HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, she is caught in the tight clutches of an sheet ice. The ice covering the canal was pretty thick and I couldn't break it with my walking stick. I have to admit that I didn't put too much effort into it as if it did crack I would probably fall into the fresh ice hole. Very nice to get back home and enjoy a good cup of tea. Forgot the crumpets, though!
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Jan 17
Oh dear forgot the crumpets oh no Ah the sunken ship. Wow that is blinking freezing there isn't it Ron?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
23 Jan 17
Yes it certainly were. Today was freezing fog, but it was gone by the afternoon, as it is couldy maybe it wont' be so cold overnight
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jan 17
Not being used to water icing over I'd be very tentative about poking it! Poor boat - and even poorer boat-owner.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
23 Jan 17
I take a child like delight to breaking ice and we've not had that much in the last few years
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Francine
@beenice2 (2967)
• Sackville, New Brunswick
22 Feb 17
It is sad that they didn't do anything about it.
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Francine
@beenice2 (2967)
• Sackville, New Brunswick
27 Feb 17
@Ronrybs That's good.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
28 Feb 17
@beenice2 In a way, but I did like going down there and seeing the poor old boat!
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
27 Feb 17
They finally got around to moving it. don't know where or how they shifted it
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
26 Jan 17
The water in the photo looks frigid.......brrrrrrr
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
26 Jan 17
It amused me to watch the waterbirds walking across it instead of swimming!
Gloria Faye Brown Bates
@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Jan 17
Amazing! I wonder how deep the water is where the boat is? I know it felt good to get back home to a good cup of tea!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
23 Jan 17
At that point about three or four feet, at its deepest the canal is only about six feet. The tea was so good, I had two!
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Gloria Faye Brown Bates
@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Jan 17
@Ronrybs 2 teas! Do you know what made the boat sink, Ron?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
23 Jan 17
@GrannyGee It looked vandalised, so I am thinking that is what did for it
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
23 Jan 17
Wow, that boat ain't going anywhere soon!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
24 Jan 17
It has been in exactly the same place for three months. Don't think it is going to get refloated anytime soon
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
15 Feb 17
Do people skate on the canals in London?