It’s been a while since I blogged – too much going on both
workwise and socially.
The weather has changed significantly over the last week.
The temperature has dropped down to a lowly 16 degrees. As this is now my third
summer, I have acclimatised to the heat and as a consequence, now need to break
out the jumpers!
Other, more recent arrivals on the Island are still in
shorts and a t-shirt and eye me mysteriously in my long shirt and jacket!
I did see my first woolly hat wearer of the winter (well
still officially autumn until the 21st!) on the trip to Jamestown
this morning. He was huddled over wearing a woolly beany type hat and a thick
jacket. My work colleague arrived complete with scarf and jacket informing me
that it was cold this morning in Longwood. There is definitely a chill in the air,
but I wouldn’t say it’s cold.
In fact when in the UK 16 degrees is the temperature it has
to reach before I take the roof OFF my Audi A4 convertible..
And so to rainbows! I had forgotten how many rainbows the
Island gets through the winter months. On Saturday morning having completed ‘Boot
Camp’ at New Horizons in Jamestown from 8 am, we were sitting at Tasty Bites in
Half Tree Hollow awaiting bacon sandwiches, when a rainbow emerged slowly from
between two valleys. It rose up and spread out towards the sea, reminding me of
how many rainbows, including double ones that I have seen through my time here.
They are stunning and with the equally stunning backdrop of the Island’s rugged
volcanic geography, I cannot think of more dramatic setting for rainbows anywhere
in the world
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