I haven't been out on the bike since saturday so with today having the best forecast for a few days I took the chance to get out for a look at the current floods. It was one of the regular routes - Condover, Atcham, Upton Magna, Uffington, Shrewsbury town centre and home.
My first obstacle was on Lyth Hill Road where they are finally doing the surface patching that was marked out almost a year ago. Unfortunately what they have done is to remove the marked sections of tarmac along the whole road first and presumably are coming back at some point soon to fill it back in. It's not currently a surface that is ideal for cycling on.
(To be fair there are "ramp" warning signs up, so it isn't a complete surprise.)
En route to Condover the drizzle that I'd set out in turned to rain and I had to stop to put on the rain cape. I was glad I did because the rain got heavier, then turned to sleet then to wet snow.
I think the weather has it in for me at the moment. Fortunately it only lasted for a couple of miles.
My road into Atcham was closed due to flooding so I had to take a small detour. I've seen it much higher, but the flooding still looked impressive here.
When I got into town I had to take more detours as the riverside route I would usually take was deep in water as you might expect. I went to a few places off the usual route to get photos before heading back as the light started to fade.
Just shy of 21 miles this time at 11mph average.
They've had such a dull day that even a chap taking off a rain cape seems fascinating.
Atcham old bridge.
On the flood plain at Atcham.
You'd think it was a lake, but this is usually fields.
No chance of using Sydney Avenue today.
The Buttermarket night club.
Where shall we park? Shallow end or deep end?
Porthill Bridge and The Boathouse Inn