Thirteen months after being captured off the Seychelles, Paul and Rachel Chandler were released from Somalia yesterday. They were not treated very well, and the couple looked gaunt and haggard, although happy, on television. The British government has denied that it contributed towards the ransome money, paid towards the pirates. To said pirates, the Chandlers were just a commodity, which would, given time, yield millions of dollars. Somalia has no effective government and has been torn apart by two decades of civil war.
Today, it is 6 years ago since I first arrived in Lewis. I link to the entry on my Northern Trip blog.
Lochmaddy (July 1994)
Berneray (July 2009)
Leverburgh (July 2009)
Scaladale, North Harris (October 2007)
Balallan at dusk (January 2008)
Glad you're feeling better today!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear you are feeling better. I just checked and we managed to reach 52 degrees F. this afternoon. Thankfully November has not been as bad as it could be this time of year.Thank you for sharing the lovely photos of your part of the world there. Take care!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have bounced back again from your sniffles Guido. We have had our log burner on a couple of times this week. Frost and snow on the tops have leant a wintry feel to Autumn.
ReplyDeleteIt's times like these that I am glad of my hot flushes. lol
Magical photos as usual.
Get well soon!
Jeanie