Weather today actually better than yesterday, although quite breezy. The wind touches galeforce in the morning, but after midday, the sun came out. Amidst the odd spell of rain, there were bright intervals. Our journey today took us to Ness, the far north of Lewis. I cannot put pictures on just now, as the battery in my camera ran out, and is now recharging.
Dire warnings in the forecast for winds up 80 mph across Glasgow and Edinburgh overnight, and another windy spell late on Sunday - being Hogmanay, everybody is superworried in case their party gets blown out. We are used to high winds in these islands, but hurricane force winds in a city are no laughing matter in actual fact.
The tornado in London earlier this month showed the power of the wind, and older people in the Central Belt will remember a devastating hurricane in 1968 (I think it was).
Some ferry sailings on the West Coast were cancelled today, but our ferry is on. It will be more like a Vomit Comet today - the sea is rough.
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Do you remember the hurricane of 1987 that cut down trees from the south west through to the south east. We had huge limes ripped up and lying across the roads and through peoples roofs, our shed was moved 6 inches but we didn't notice it for days. Thankfully my large oak tree was untouched.
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Here's hoping that you and your neighbors stay safe.
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