Well obviously it’s nothing like Sandy, but we’ve got bad weather here, with strong winds, gusting to 120 km/h on the peaks and intermittent buckets of rain. The schools are closed, the road tot eh observatory is most emphatically closed, most optional activities are cancelled and parts of the island are without power.
The sea is wild, with huge walls of spray chasing catspaws.
One good thing – the rain has finally put out the last of the smouldering fires on La Gomera.
I’m staying home, curled up with hot chocolate and a good book.
