Blackpool : Storm Éowyn (Part 2)

Well, that was bloody dreadful. I had intended to walk along the seafront to the railway station, but it was genuinely impossible as the wind was blowing me off my feet and I’m hardly lightweight. I walked along the road parallel and that was challenging enough, not helped by the amount of debris flying about. A lovely lady crossed the road to tell me that I should cross over as there were tiles coming off a roof (just visible in the photo above) which was kind. I also started talking to one of the refuse collectors and he said that they were out working as the bins were flying everywhere and they were trying to secure them. Proper hard working refuse crew that, they were struggling to stand and were having to almost catch bins.

I hardly dare take many photos as I worried the wind might blow my phone out of my hands, but there were bins all over the place and debris was going everywhere where bins had spilled over.

More on this later, but I got to the railway station to find my train cancelled, although I’m making progress towards Sheffield now. I made such slow progress that I was glad to have left plenty of time to get to the railway station. Stay safe out there and all that….