After the Storm!

What a night…the last time I remember things being so bad was the Boxing night storm of 1998! I was convinced the windows and balcony door on the front of the house were going to blow in and ended up on the sofa for the night where things were much quieter. The wind direction changed slightly about 5am this morning which gave the house a little respite. We were fortunate not to lose power at all as most areas around us did.

I was very lucky as there appears to be no damage to either the house or car…I did work out which windows and doors weren’t wind and/or water tight though. A walk around the village at lunchtime showed just how lucky I’d been…garages/sheds/greenhouses shredded; roof tiles everywhere; trees down; chimneys dislodged and the beach appears to have moved in land somewhat! See extra collage. Apparently at least one caravan park in Berwick has been somewhat desecrated and our family business has also sustained some damage.

Extra…the wee one all dressed up for his first wedding, what a little dude!

I’ve no idea why the van driver decided to attempt to drive through the newly created sand dunes but he didn’t get far!!