Lowest pressure of the year

Recorded 944 on my barometer (it only goes down to 940). I've never seen it so low!

Coldest sea temperature of the year

Recorded 6.8 this morning, with snow on Djouce.

Tide calendar added

The Tide calendar shown is calculated from the Holyhead data with suitable adjustments. It seems to be within 5 or so minutes of the true data.

Solstice/Lunar Swim 11pm-3am

This was always going to be the swim to separate the men from the boys and the soup sippers! The water was 9 degrees and the air 4 degrees. The sky was crystal clear - before we lit the fire! - and the moon shone brilliantly through fine striate of thin clouds.
Attendees were Jim, Fergal and Mike, who enjoyed a cornucopia of mince pies, yoghurt coated peanuts & raisins, Turkish delights and fudge, washed down with hot tea, and enhanced by good conversation and the glowing embers of the petrol-powered log fire!

Winter Solstice

 

Sunrise on the (ahem) Solstice

Single figures

9.5 degrees in the sea today. Winter drawers on as my granny used to say.

Seal pup rescued

The Rescue Team of Pinnipeds is happy to announce that we have successfully rescued Bob, an underweight grey seal pup with a very green snotty nose ( well, get out of his way when he's sneezing!!!) from Shankill beach. Bob is recovering at the Seal Sanctuary: eating lots of fish to put on weight, sleeping a lot and getting flu medication :-) Watch this space for release information in 2008.