When we went to bed around midnight on Sunday evening the slates on our roof were rising and falling, rattling and rolling. Throughout the afternoon and evening the wind speed had been steadily ratcheting up so that by midnight the gusts were officially 68mph at Tiree Airport. (No doubt higher on Ben Gott and in […]
Read more "Rising And Falling"At present there is much uncertainty on the world stage. The news media have shifted their focus from covid and ‘partygate’ to the threat of war in Europe. Closer to home on Tiree there is also uncertainty, but not of the same magnitude. CalMac, the ferry operator’ speaks in terms of ‘ongoing adverse weather conditions’ […]
Read more "GRATITUDE"CalMac have issued a status alert that Thursday’s ferry (17th February) for Coll and Tiree has been cancelled due to an adverse weather forecast. On Thursday there will be an update regarding the possibility of putting on a sailing on Friday. Storm Dudley – and possibly Storm Eunice – have added to the challenges facing […]
Read more "Nae Thursday Ferry"This evening, Friday 11th February, the wind has risen one again and the rain is battering the windows. No surprise that less than 2 hours after the ferry departed Tiree on Thursday evening that CalMac advised, ‘Due to this evening’s forecast of Southerly winds gusting to 51mph, the afternoon service to Tiree is now cancelled.’ […]
Read more "CalMac Status Report"It’s almost 6:00pm on Thursday the 10th of February as the ‘MV Lord of the Isles arrives’ at Tiree’s Pier. This is the first ferry that has berthed successfully at Tiree since Friday the 4th of February. Under the winter timetable Tiree is not due a ferry on a Friday, but due to the cancellation […]
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