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On the dawn of the storm gathering we awoke on the east coast of Skye. The distant mountains of Scotland were dark silhouettes against the pre-dawn sky.
"Red sky in the morning: shepherd's warning."
The Stornoway Storm Gathering lived up to this forecast with force five winds and big swell and surf conditions.