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[dizzojay]

Well, it was a nice weekend visiting my family on the Isle of Wight this weekend.  Unfortunately we had to cut the visit short, and head home this afternoon, rather than this evening because of a forecasted storm heading along the south coast this evening.  With 70 mph winds, it's likely the ferries would be cancelled, and we would have been stranded!!




Even when we were heading home ahead of the storm, it was across a very choppy, grey Solent.  You know you're in for a rough crossing when every car alarm on the boat goes off within two minutes of leaving the harbour!!!



The Solent might not be wide and it might not be deep, but it can get very angry.  Here's the other ferry kicking up a few white horses as it went by.



Now I'm sitting at home watching the rain lashing past the window sideways, and being very glad that we decided to plan ahead for once!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It's been very windy here for a few hours and we weren't supposed to be getting this storm this evening! Glad you made the wise decision and made it safely home. :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thankyou. I think if we hadn't made the 'wise' decision, I'd still be there now!!!
They measured the highest wind speeds in the country of the Needles today - 98 mph - about 2 miles from my parents' house :P

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Hope they don't suffer any damage - or power cuts!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

No, everyone's fine, thank you :)
x

[moondropz.livejournal.com]

I've read about the Isle of Wight. How cool that you spent the weekend out that way! Sorry it was cut a little short by that storm though. :/ Thanks for sharing these!!!!
*Hugs*

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

My parents live there, so it's like a second home for me. Yes, the storm has been bad, especially along the south coast. They messured the highest wind speed in the UK today - 98 mph - about 2 miles from my parents' house! Ugh!!

[moondropz.livejournal.com]

That sounds so nice! But yikes, that's a huge storm then! And not too far from your parents too! I hope everyone is ok?!
*HUgs*

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

They're all fine, thank you :)
x

[moondropz.livejournal.com]

Oh that's wonderful then! :)

[wings128.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was possible for the sky to be more grey than it is outside my window today.
I'm relieved that you're home safe and warm, hun.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I am thank you. The joys of having family living 'overseas'!!!!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Dude, I wondered if you'd make it home, that weather last night/yesterday was EVIL!!!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad we came home when we did - I think we'd still be there now if we didn't!

The weather is pants - it blew our garden gate off today! :(

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Jeez! It's been mid-apocalypse here for about two months now, it's getting very depressing!

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

That looks like an awful small ferry. I would be nervous traveling in it during high winds. I'm glad you planned ahead and got home before the worst of the weather started happening. That would definitely NOT be a fun trip in bad weather.