Wednesday 11/01/06

Gale subsided overnight. Central heating boiler went off overnight, so it's cold in the house. During the morning, a couple of showers pass through. The engineer calls round and fixes the boiler - by topping it up with water. A sleet shower passes at 11.30. Webcam is attracting visitors from London, Hull and Northern Ireland. There is a problem with water ingress at times of heavy wind and / or rain. This means that water almost pours into the house, dripping off window frames. Towels are required to prevent things really getting wet. It all boils down to a fault at rooflevel, which allows water to seep down the walls inside. After lunch, showers decrease in intensity and frequency. The sun comes out. Ferry is about half an hour late leaving. Go into town for some stationery and food. Have a look round the library. A boat has been hovering on the distant horizon all day. A fishing boat is sheltering in the Glumag. Beautiful view of a shower moving east over Arnish. In the Island Blogs, someone is posting very nice pictures of Molinginish and other deserted villages (e.g. Reimseabhagh in Eishken). He has quoted  the names of more lost villages: Teilisnis (W Loch Tarbert), Eileanan Dubha, Gearraidh Mhurchaidh and Gearraidh Loiteigir, north and west (respectively) of Reinigeadal. This village is 2 miles from Molinginish. Sleetshowers fade by nightfall. It's a quiet evening, until the wind picks up again by 11 pm.