What to do?

Today has seen a huge storm blow across the Netherlands, with winds gusting up to 130 km/hr. It has been pretty spectacular sitting inside the office watching it blow through, although it was not so much fun trying to get to work this morning. A number of colleagues got blown off their bikes on the way to work.

Nicky has left to join up with the Rainbow Warrior (more to come on this in later blogs), but right now she is sitting at Schiphol Airport, where no planes are taking off or landing. Roof paneling was blown loose at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in the departure lounges 1 and 2 earlier today.

And that is where the dilemma comes in. The National Crisis Centre is urging the public to stay indoors on this afternoon and evening as the heavy south-westerly storm rages across the nation. The Amsterdam fire brigade is urging people to stay indoors to avoid risk of injury from loose-flying roof panels and other structures.

"Stay inside. Even when you are not at your destination," is the advice from the Ministry of Interior. So do I stay at work, or make a bolt for home? Right now, there is a big patch of blue sky over the office. I think this might be my chance! I think I am going to go for it. I guess if you never see another blog posted, I was unwise to ignore their advice! (Hmm, sounds a bit Pauline Hanson like actually... maybe I should edit this bit!)

No time to edit - better go now!

Shane