Packing up.

It's a gorgeous sunny Greek day, the temperature is well into the 20s, so it feels rather weird to be preparing all my warmest winter clothes. This time next week I will be on my way to the UK, & I think I will seriously need them! Over the past few days, via the news & Facebook, I have seen photos & videos of my home county being bashed & battered by storms. It's a good job that I booked the coach to go down from the airport to cornwall, as the sea wall was destroyed on the train line at Dawlish, washing away the foundations of the tracks & leaving a stretch suspended in mid air!

That is going to take a while to fix! With more storms forecast for this weekend, work will not be starting soon. This is the main route into Cornwall. I hope they get it fixed rather than finding a different route, as the Dawlish/Teignmouth section is one of my favourite rail journeys. I've heard that they're considering changing the route & opening up lines closed over 50 years ago.

I've booked a tour of the university, if it hasn't been blown away by the time I get there! Falmouth area got hit badly too. Basically all of Cornwall was battered, but especially the coastal areas. Here are a couple of pics of stormy Falmouth:

And a little bit further along, ridiculously large waves in Porthleven. Scientists were studying the waves here using seismometers amongst other things! Believe it or not, there is a harbour under those waves.

It looks like I'd better make the most of the weather here! It's going to be a bit of a shock, as we have had a mild winter here. I hope everyone affected by the storms stays safe. Anyway, back to my packing. Now where did I put my fur-lined waterproofs..?