The rain in Spain has been falling on Galicia!

Just when I had had enough of reports of floods in the North West of England, lo and behold, a friend on Facebook let me know about floods in the North West of Spain. Bits of Vigo that we know well have been under water. Vigo has had more rain that Santiago de Compostela, a place that gets rain when other places are basking in sunshine. Here come some statistics: Vigo had 181 litres of rain per square metre on Thursday but, on the other hand, the minimum temperature was 13.5, the highest recorded since 1957. More rain is expected over the weekend. 

Just as well we have not organised to go there at the moment. I don't think we would really appreciate swapping one damp, grey place for another, even if Vigo is rather warmer than here. Just as well also that our flat in Vigo is on the seventh floor and in one of the higher streets of the city! 

 So for the moment we are still in Saddleworth, which did manage to see a little sunshine today after a rather gloomy start. By the time I had persuaded Phil to leave his computer and go out for a walk the sun had already sunk rather low in the sky but at least most of that sky was blue. 

The North of England has been in the news today for another reason: the restoration of the steam train, the Flying Scotsman. They have been restoring this amazing engine for about ten years and today it was back on the rails. Here is a link to an article about it, with video footage. I wonder if a century from now people will be getting nostalgic about the high speed trains of today and organising associations to raise money for their restoration. Somehow I doubt it. 

 Nostalgia is not what it used to be!