Scotland in September - It's Off
Posted at 8:53 PM, Friday, September 5, 2008
Sad to report Sues wonky back coupled with absolutely foul UK weather led to a decision we're to raincheck mate Gerrys offer to cruise his boat aound Scotlands west coast.
This continual bad weather is due to the jet stream (air current from Americas eastward to Europe) settling lower this year. It normally crosses somewhere twix Iceland and northern Scottish Isles - this year it is running slap across the UK mainland.
So all those horror hurricanes, first born off the Atlantic coast of Africa and growing to full strength as they flow westward to the Caribbean, lash north America and begin to loose power as they head northward, then get picked up by the jetstream to carry them eastward towards Europe, and a few days later dump wind and water onto us over here!
Looking at Ike and the others currently on their way westward makes me realise we'll not be getting good weather over here for a few weeks yet.......so our Scottish trip is regretfully off. Thanks Gerry for the offer...
Just maybe we'll find a few more short weather windows to slide out of Lymington on Swagman and enjoy the Solent and adjacent coastline - but it might also be prudent to begin prepping Swagman for her winter tucked up in her Lymington wet berth.
Sad. Jee, where's the summer gone? Whats going happen when Mr Bush goes, and we can't blame him anymore?
JOHN
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