Oh dear, the coastguard gave us the news we didnt want to hear – a gale warning for us! Hurricane Katia is making her mark as she hits the north of the country and Storm Force 10 is again predicted. Weather like this is unusual, particularly for this time of year – yet this is the 2nd time in 2 weeks we have experienced weather like this.
It has given John and Mike a chance to spend time on their chartwork again which is good, and its lovely to see Chris’s approach to teaching it. He has a laid back manner and a gentle style, and the lightbulbs are now starting to glow!
I find myself once more sitting in the Ocean Terminal cafe making use of their electricity and internet and updating you for the past 3 days.
The weather is very interesting, the sky is the same colour as the sea and its blowing a hoolie!
Having watched the TV we can see its the West which is being hit with worries about public transport being affected as roads, bridges and railway lines are at risk. We are nice and cosy on our boat in the Port of Leith but we are keen to get sailing once again and head south towards London.
We hope it will improve a little tomorrow, enough to sneak out of here, so unless the wind turns Easterly, we should be fine – but there are no guarantees at this point!
We are making best use of our time as we wait for the weather to improve, taking time to study as well as relax. If we are going to get stuck somewhere, this is a good place to be!
We have a new neighbour
As I have mentioned before, its interesting watching the commercial traffic come and go.
We had Leithy Chicken and Vegeburgh Edinhot pot for dinner – one of our favourites!
After 3 late nights on the town, we had a quiet evening watching a DVD and a nice early night – goodnight!
