Monday 7/2/05
Weather windy, up to galeforce with rain. Suited my mood, after being told to find alternative accommodation. There were problems, and people felt I should not have stayed in a youth hostel for 3 months. But then again, I thought they’d like to have some income in the winter months. The wind kept increasing until 7pm, when it all went quiet. At 9pm, I found the wind to have veered west, force 5-6. Ellen MacArthur succeeds in her bid to break the ‘single-handed round the world sailing’ bid, after 71 days and 14 hours.
Tuesday 8/2/05
Those gales kept the ferry overnight in Ullapool and closed the Braighe, the causeway to Point. Watched Ellen MacArthur’s return to Falmouth, she has been made a Dame (female equivalent of Sir). Weather today started bright but blustery, rain followed along in the afternoon. Try to make a mobile phonecall in a strong wind outside! In the evening, a German lady checked into the hostel, who turned out to be a hospital doctor with experience in British hospitals. Interesting discussion.
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