I was just settling down around lunch time to check on my emails etc when the power went off. It isn't unusual here and rarely lasts long but this just went on and on. Time to go out and see if anyone knew anything. It didn't take long to find out that lightening had struck the power station and the whole island was without electricity.
Rumour had it that we wouldn't get it back until six in the morning so what else was there to do but have a beer. A good plan until the cold ones ran out and bars started to close. Some shops didn't re-open this afternoon either. What amazed me the most was the silence. You take for granted the hum of the fridges and other electrical items and never notice them until they stop.
Thankfully, it came back earlier this evening and we were able to cook a meal even though it was well after nine before we ate.
An update on Clio. Having starved her yesterday she was fine this morning and didn't need the vet. Back to her normal self and bounding everywhere!
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