Friday 12th October 2001 – 8.46am
To have been here half a minute earlier. I arrive just in time to see the plane that had been circling land at Walney airport; its white tail disappearing into the North End as I arrive. Proof of life on the island missed. Otherwise, its close to high tide, with a fair wind from the south. The wind is slowly abating, shedding its anger and calming down as the days pass.