THURSDAY
8 A.M.
TIMO: JC hadn’t seemed that keen on going to Lewis, he had been away from home for a long time this year already so hadn’t seen much of his family (real family, not the lads), so unless it was guaranteed firing conditions he wasn’t interested, so you can imagine how surprised I was to see a Skype message in the morning asking if we were going! Straight away I booked the ferry. I knew that if we decided to go then the one stumbling block would be the ferry or lack of ferry considering our tight schedule. Worst-case scenario we could cancel our reservation, but without a booking we would be going nowhere.
9 A.M.
JC: My ‘red phone’ bleeps, it’s a message from Timo to say he has booked a ferry to Lewis just in case we go; at this time of year they actually can be pretty busy with tourists! We will have to leave by 6 P.M. and drive through the night to catch the 10 A.M. ferry. A night in the van and a 650 mile drive ahead of us…sounds wonderful!
12 P.M.
JC: We still have not made a decision if it is a green light or not. Saturday is giving heavy rain just when the best conditions are set to hit. Procrastinating at forecasts is a speciality for Timo and I, so we decide to wait until 3 P.M. for the final call!