February 22nd – The weather was vile. Windy, with rain and snow that moved horizontally, and the bike was acting up too. It wasn’t a great ride, to be honest, and Chasewater was deserted. 

I noticed the valves were closed again after being opened last week, without too much effect on the overall water level, which is around 300mm from full.

If we get much more of this weather, the reservoir will be full in no time at all…