Gather those of you "down south" are basking in an Indian summer. Meanwhile it's raining again here as though the world depended on it. For weeks now it's been just awful - such a shame for folk on holiday. Gus, my postie, described my garden as "more of a water feature than a garden" and that's for the one right on the top of the hill. We had a little sunshine yesterday (hardly enough to mention but it was there) but woke up this morning to more seriously wet stuff. Apparently it's all going to change tomorrow with a high pressure set to establish itself at least until after the weekend, so that will be good.
Not that I can complain: I'm off to Ascension Island, St Helena and South Africa in less than 4 weeks' time and will hopefully get lots of the warm stuff - although it's a bit early in the year for Cape Town to be really hot. I'll be away 4 weeks and then complaining about the amount of work on my desk. Some people are never happy! I'll be doing that trip again after Christmas - still got a few places available on that one if you want to come with me. It's a good way of getting through the winter! In fact, the trip will be a little different - we're going to be having a few days in Namibia (Skeleton coast) instead of continuing to Cape Town.
Better get on. Having dropped Iceland from our programme for 2010 it was the destination most requested at the British Birdwatching Fair so I've decided to re-introduce it, but with a different programme. As well as going all the way round and getting off the beaten track, we'll be staying for a night on Heimaey in the Westman Islands. I was there just 13 years after the volcano erupted creating a third as much again of the island which was still warm underfoot! Amazing. In fact they were very lucky - the lava was threatening to envelop the village and the harbour but the American navy was there and pumped sea water at it and stopped it. At least I think that's the story - I'll now need to go and check it out. But first, as soon as I have information required from Icelandair, I'll get the tour posted on the website. You heard it here first!
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