After a night of very heavy winds I once more drive up to 'Hill Farm'. It is very likely that I will not get up all the way but there is a spot 2/3 on the way where I could park the car and walk the last bit up the hill.
However, as I drive along the lanes it doesn't seem bad. There are hundreds of small and large-ish branches strewn over the lanes. I get past the 2/3 mark and think 'So far so good' but then I come to the cross roads and here is where the wind has piled up all the snow! However, it looks as though someone has just been through with a snow plough. I am already committed now and follow the furrow in the heaps of snow, prepared to reverse if I am in someones way.
A bit further up the road I see tractor lights, it is one of the local farmers that has come up with a snow plough attached to the tractor. He even goes all the way to 'Hill Farm' - Hurrah! Very wisely, this farmer also cleared one of the main passing places. I use this spot to wait for him to clear the lane that leads to the farm. As he returns I get out the car and give him a big thumbs up! I quickly make my way up to 'Hill Farm' although I realise that it might not be the wisest of ideas, given that the winds are still strong and that I may be stranded up there. These snow drifts now are well up to my hips and my little car wouldn't be able to fight its way through it. Well, I am here now.
Snowdrifts everywhere ...
... including covering the field where the horses would go.
I spent two hours at 'Hill Farm' and then made my way back as I wanted to go and clean the house where I was residing, it's part of the deal towards weekly payment. Driving away from 'Hill Farm' was no troubles once more at the crossing, the wind had piled up the snow. Cars thinking they could drive through got stuck and needed to be pulled out. It would take a while to get out of this and parked my car out of the way. Luckily another local farmer came to rescue and cleared it all away but it took him a good half hour. More cars tried coming up the lane and too got stuck.
Eventually enough of the snow was cleared for us to leave. All was fine and rather harmless once gone past this crossing. The winds by now have eased down and there was no further snow showers. Temperatures where slowly climbing up and this probably would be gone in 2 days.
Most hate it, and I agree it is inconvenient if not prepared with proper snow tyres etc ... but I enjoyed it greatly while it lasted.
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