Friday notes

Day dawned with heavy rain, but it has been dry now for some 6 hours. Our American guests left on the 6.15 am ferry, which meant they had to get up at 5 am. Rather them than me. The two workmen had their breakfast at 7 am. Later today, a new lot come to stay for a night, having attended somebody's wedding bash.

It is reported that a carbomb was found in central London, near Piccadilly Circus, in the early hours of this morning. A silver Mercedes car was found to contain a number of gas canisters and a viable explosive device. A passer-by had alerted the police to a car being driven erratically, before crashing into a bin. The driver then ran off. A large area of central London has been closed to the public. Since August 2006, the risk of a terrorist attack has been classified as severe.

This morning, the cruiseliner Black Prince returned to Stornoway after an absence of only 4 weeks. She was last in port on June 1st. As per usualy, she is moored on Pier no 1, and Muirneag has been shunted to the near side of the ferry pier. Below image shows the Black Prince during her visit at the start of June.