The weather was atrocious over nightā¦.. I do seem to like that word atrociousā¦. It was so wild!
I woke at 5am and we had the window open. I lay there listening to it. I stuck my fingers in my earsā¦. It didnāt drown anything out!
I was still wide awake when it was time to get up. š¤¦š»āāļø
Then I want to sleep!!
The rain was coming sideways and the wind behind our back, when we started out runā¦. Not so much on the way back.
My headtorch conked out in the first 5 minutes. Not the best timing as my legs were knackered after sitting so long yesterday, emptying boxes.
The weather was soooo wild. I stopped a couple of times when I knew they would be running back to me.
I had to talk to myself because it got a bit scary without any light!! I was literally telling myself I was ok, and I had to be as I couldnāt keep up!!
I managed 4.5k. Considering the conditions, I am pretty pleased with that.
Iād taken my Dry Robe to sit on in the car on the way home, I was soaked right through to the undies!!
I decided to head straight out with the dogs when I got back. In for a penny and all thatā¦.. š
Look at the rain in this photo! this was taken after 8am!
It was a bit of a scary dog walk too š
I took pics of the Christmas tree which was the cheeriest sight in the village this morning!
Finally I got a warm shower.
I had to be up at Silverburn Shopping Centre to meet my friend Lea at 10am.
The drive was pretty hairyā¦. The roads were all flooded, hiding all of the potholes, but I made it in perfect time.
We met in Starbucks , as we do!
We had a great catch up and a quick wander around the shops.
It started to get really busy just as we were leaving.
The drive home was a bit less wild but I drove through a huge flood in a village at the end of our road. I almost closed my eyes and hoped for the best š
I went back to the clearing out for a while and I have another full bin bag.
I found some lovely old photos and took great delight in sending pics of them to people I haveāt been in touch with for ages!
I was also very impressed that my school blazer still fits!
I have parted with itā¦ wrenchingly if thatās even a word. I wore this every day in 1988 & 1989!
Oh this is hardā¦.
More tomorrow, Iām tired now.
I sat down about 2.30pm.
We are out tonight for a lovely house warming. Some of our lovely neighbours have moved further out of the village and are having people round.
So feet up for the next few hours maybe with some crochet. Weāre watching Squid Game š¦ just now. This season seems slower than the last but Iām sticking with it!
More bad weather coming tomorrow for Hogmanay so I mean my last line even more.
Stay safe everyone ā„ļøā„ļøā„ļø
The Rambling Sloth š¦„ 
Bad weather? Here it was -18 degrees C last night looking for the Northern lights. Sooo cold, I honestly just wanted to warm my feet up rather than look at the small shadow of the lights any more. Today was better on the Golden Circle trip but I did have a strop at the big waterfall and refused to walk further than the first view point. The wind, the cold, excruciating. I am a wimp even with 3 pairs of trousers and 2 hats on!! Mad. By the time I acclimatise Iāll be coming home. Lovely food though. Lovely snowy mountains when Iām warm in the bus!! Xx
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Wow now thatās cold! You guys get nothing like the weather we get here so youāre used to it being warmer. The food is amazing. Did you go to the big shop cafe at Geysir? Xx
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Yes we did. That was nice. I had āmeatā soup, I think it was lamb(???!) in a nice hot broth and David had tomato soup and we shared an enormous chocolate cake. The greenhouse place was really interesting. We met some lovely Icelandic horses there too X
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The food is great considering itās a service station type place! Xx
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I agree, but nothing will ever beat the Apple strudel I once had at a service station in Salzburg, I think about that a lot š¤£X
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šš you need to get up to Braud & Co for a cinnamon roll then!! š xx
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