We were expecting a brief light shower today. As we headed north dark clouds gathered behind us and to the west. Then we could see lightning and hear the thunder. The storm slowly crept towards us but seemed to be passing to port so we thought we'd escaped it. Then with little warning the wind rose gusting to 45 knts or more. The surface of the sea boiled as the rain lashed down. Everything was shades of dark grey and black. And then the horizon closed in and visibility dropped to no more than 30 metres. Inside the boat windows leaked while we were outside sodden and cold. Gradually the storm passed and an hour later it was calm with a light drizzle. By that time we had anchored off Nidri where we had come to visit the chandlery. It was tranquil at anchor as night fell. What a contrast.
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