Monday 11/09/06

Our guest of the last few days leaves at 5.30 on padded feet. Today is the fifth anniversary of 9/11, and I post my tribute to Norberto Hernandez at 13.46. This is to the minute the time that the nightmare began, back in 2001. Go into town to photocopy an article and post it. It's raining steadily. Return via Somerfields. The radar on Bermuda was knocked out at 10 am this morning. Winds rise to 75 or 80 kts, gusting to 93 kts. This equates to 85 - 90 mph, gusting to 110 mph. Here in Stornoway, the rain stops at midday, but it remains grey and windy. The clouds descend to the tops of the Arnish hills. An Australian lady comes to stay, who immediately proceeds to go on the phone to arrange for further accommodation and travels. A man and his son are due on the evening ferry. The website for the 2996 project has gone down with the heavy traffic to it. It later reappears from a different server. Florence passes Bermuda in the morning, having disabled the webcam as well. Both webcam and radar emerge again at 8pm. Have a word with the Australian guest, who is going to an English university on an exchange visit. She has spent the last 2 months travelling Europe. I go out of my way NOT to watch the 9/11 commemorations.